forest fires

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forest fires

Under a flaming sky

the great Hinckley firestorm of 1894
2006
Recounts the events surrounding the September 1, 1894 forest fires that surrounded the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping more than two thousand people.

Yellowstone's cycle of fire

1993
Describes the dramatic forest fires in Yellowstone National Park during the summer of 1988 and the subsequent renewal of the land.

Firewatch

1996
Jude must deal with a surly boy from the city who moves to their horse ranch during the height of the forest fire season.

Out of control

the science of wildfires
2009
Introduces the science behind wildfires and includes related news stories that tell how wildfires are fought and describe their aftereffects.

Fire horse

2002
Meg, Alison, and Becky, alone at Mustang Mountain Ranch after Becky's mother is hospitalized, put themselves in serious danger when they attempt to rescue two missing horses in the midst of a forest fire.

Fire on the wind

1997
The summer before her fourteenth birthday, a fierce forest fire rages throughout northwestern Oregon and threatens the logging camp where Storie and her family live.

February Dragon

1966
The lives of three Australian children are cruelly affected when a bushfire known as the February Dragon sweeps across the countryside.

Wildfires

1996
Explains wildfires and their causes, explores the dangers and benefits of forest fires, and provides information on fire fighting methods and the special problems encountered when wildfires strike populated areas.

Fire in the forest

a cycle of growth and renewal
1995
Depicts, in text and illustrations, the stages of fire and regrowth in a Western lodgepole pine forest over a period of three hundred years. Also discusses the fire cycle and the role of fire in forest ecology.

World of Adventure series: Escape from Fire Mountain

1995
Thirteen-year-old Nikki Roberts tries to help two children trapped by a forest fire but finds her efforts blocked by poachers who want her to become one of the fire's victims.

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