forest fires

Examines the science behind wildfires, including what causes them, the different types of wildfires, their devastating effects, and how to stay safe during a wildfire. Includes photographs and side-bars.

Garth and his friends, working to earn money for a trip to Fiji by thinning trees, must run for their lives when a small fire quickly engulfs a pine tree which ignites a full-blown forest fire.

Nick and Kia are just beginning to get the hang of life in the wilderness when a raging forest fire threatens to destroy Ned's home and cut off their escape.

Three teenagers battle the flames of the Big Burn of 1910, one of the century's biggest wildfires.

Mrs. Frizzle takes her class on a field trip to visit Arnold's uncle who is a forest firefighter and they find themselves in an actual forest fire.

In 1894, Daniel and Carrie fight to survive as an uncontrollable forest fire threatens to destroy their small Minnesota mill town.

Amba, a Siberian tiger cub, is separated from his mother by a forest fire in the Siberian wilderness.

Describes the huge forest fires that burned almost one million acres of Yellowstone National Park in 1988 and the effects on the ecology of the forest there.

Provides information about forest fires, discussing how they start, the different types of wildfires, and the measures used to bring them under control. Includes a fact sheet, glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

An introduction to forest fires that explores how they start, fire fighting techniques, prevention, and other related topics.