wildfires

The Jackson family, including eight-year-old Jaden and his sister Leela, travel the United States responding to disasters, helping people and rescuing animals--but they have never responded to a wildfire like the one raging in Northern California.

Wildfires have been part of the American landscape for thousands of years. Forests need fire--it's as necessary to their well-being as soil and sunlight. But some fires burn out of control, destroying everything and everyone in their path. In this book, you'll find out about: how and why wildfires happen how different groups, from Native Americans to colonists, from conservationists to modern industrialists, have managed forests and fire the biggest wildfires in American history--how they began and dramatic stories of both rescue and tragedy what we're doing today to fight forest fires.

"Environmental scientist Ferin Anderson and author Stephanie Sammartino McPherson examine how Indigenous people, farmers, and forestry departments have used fire to manage resources and how climate change is impacting the future of fire"--Provided by publisher.

Desperate for a ride home, Lily embarks on a tense road trip with her estranged ex-best friend Natasha and Elke, a girl Lily got expelled from their school years ago, and as tensions rise, past grievances and surrounding wildfires make the journey increasingly perilous.

"Twelve-year-old Sam lives alone with his mom and their dog in the idyllic seaside town of Santa Bonita. His father died when Sam was young, but his best friend, Marco, has been helping re-create his dad's old photos as part of a memorial project. One particularly warm October day, however, Sam smells something faint from far away. It's the scent of smoke. An unexpected Southern California wildfire is whipping ferociously toward town. Sam, Marco, and the whole neighborhood must urgently evacuate with little warning. Sam is distraught. If his house burns, all his memories of his father will go with it. Even worse, Sam's dog disappears during the emergency, sending the boy into a panic. When he should be leaving the city with Marco and his family, Sam instead turns back, a decision that will plunge him right into the path of a deadly fire"--Provided by publisher.

Examines what happens in the lives of animals when their ecosystems are destroyed by wild fires, discussing how they escape, how plants regrow, and how ecosystems rebuild themselves after the fires are put out. Discusses the importance of periodic wildfires for the health of ecosystems, the increasing danger of climate change-caused megafires, and what readers can do to help prevent unnecessary wildfires. Includes photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Deadly fires wreak havoc around the world. We try to prevent fires and fight them to keep people and property safe.

"A combination of memoir, natural history, and literary inquiry that chronicles one woman's experience of life in Northern California during the worst fire season on record"--Provided by publisher.

Provides an overview of wildfires, including how they form, the most extreme events in history, and how science and technology help keep people safe.

Lupe, an impala with a flair for mechanics, Flapjack, a sweet young octopus with vision problems, and the other Lowriders are concerned about the pollution in their town, and the greedy Upscale Business Association's plans to tear down local businesses--but first they must rescue the migrating monarchs from a wildfire caused by drought and climate change.