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Bats

2001
Discusses these helpful flying animals, their enemies, loss of habitat, rescue efforts, and their future.

The World Trade Center bombing

terror in the towers
1998
Details the events surrounding the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center as well as the investigation and trial of those responsible for the terrorist attack.

Love Canal

toxic waste tragedy
2001
A color-illustrated overview of the Love Canal disaster that describes the dumping of toxic waste that the Hooker Chemical Company performed for years in the Love Canal neighborhood of Niagara Falls, New York; the subsequent costs to residents' health; and residents' efforts in the 1970s to prompt help from the U.S. government.

The Hindenburg disaster

doomed airship
2002
Photos and sketches fill this overview of the "Hindenburg" disaster, which describes the history of German airships, chronicles the famous ship's last flight, and examines the tragedy's cause.

Political leaders and peacemakers

1994
Profiles 13 Native Americans from the early founders of the Iroquois League to the present day leader of the Cherokee Nation.

Plains outbreak tornadoes

killer twisters
1998
Details the series of destructive tornadoes that struck the American Midwest during the span of several hours in April 1991, causing severe damage in several states.

Hiroshima

1994
Looks at the events leading up to, surrounding, and following the dropping of the first atomic bomb.

[Titanic

2006
Presents an introduction to the Titantic disaster, describing the planning and building of the ship, its departure, its passengers, and its fatal collision with an iceberg and eventual sinking.

The Titanic

1999
Describes the planning and building of the Titanic, its departure and passengers, its fatal collision with an iceberg and sinking, and the fascination with this disaster held by so many people.

Hardship and hope

America and the Great Depression
1997
Examines the causes and conditions of the difficult economic times known as the Great Depression.

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