disasters

"After a weeklong trip to Rwanda, an American youth group embarks on the experience of a lifetime: a trek up the Nyiragongo volcano in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Now the volcano has been calm for years, and tourists once again brave its slopes. But as night falls and the trekkers take shelter at the crater's rim, a low rumble announces that the volcano might not be so calm, after all. The Evil Wind is from Survive, an EPIC Press series"--Provided by the publisher.

Provides details of ten catastrophic events in history and their causes and effects, including the Great Chicago Fire, the sinking of the Titanic, and Hurricane Katrina.

"In an isolated silver mining town in Idaho in the 1970s, almost everyone in town lost someone in the disastrous fire. Jordan is a young widow with twin children; David, a college student trying to make a life for himself in another town; Lionel, a lifelong hard-rock miner. It's a tough, hard-working, hard-drinking town, but as they struggle to come to terms with the loss nobody's tough enough to get through this undamaged."--Provided by publisher.

Examines various blunders and goof-ups throughout history.

Offers readers stories about natural and man-made disasters throughout history.

"After the tragic loss of her mother, fifteen-year-old Natalie isn't sure how to move on with her life. She and her brother are sent to stay with family friend Joan--and her son, Adam--at a small, remote cabin. Natalie is sure this is going to be the worst spring break ever. Through a twist of fate, Natalie and Adam are left alone at the cabin . . . But when a raging storm hits and a falling tree destroys the cabin, Natalie and Adam must figure out how to survive. Shattered is from Survive, an EPIC Press series"--Provided by the publisher.

"After losing an important competition, Gloria thinks she's hit rock bottom. Then a plane crash proves her wrong, stranding her--along with a star football player, a city girl, a flight attendant, and many others--in the middle of the Arizona desert. Gloria soon realizes that in one of the world's harshest climates, technical ability won't help her. She must rely on her own will to survive--or she might not live long enough to be rescued. Crash is from Survive, an EPIC Press series"--Provided by the publisher.

In the hours after a bridge collapse rocks their city, four teens are forced to face their pasts and the prospect of very different futures as they wait at Boston General Hospital for news of their loved ones.

Provides step-by-step instructions for thirty-three experiments based on history's most famous engineering disasters.

Focuses on terror attacks that struck America on September 11, 2001, and describes U.S. anti-terrorism efforts and stories of survival and recovery.