disaster relief

Explains what emergency workers are, introduces different types of emergency workers, and looks at how they respond to various situations.

Draws on the work of brain scientists, trauma psychologists, and disaster experts to explore the human response to disaster, revealing how a person's attitude, beliefs, gender, upbringing, and personality influences whether or not they will survive a disaster.

Despite recurring nightmares about her mother's death and her own fear of flying, fifteen-year-old Sienna accepts her father's birthday gift to fly to Indonesia with his team of disaster relief workers to help victims of a recent tsunami, never suspecting that this experience will change her life forever.

Four acts document distinct perspectives on the pivotal events that preceded and followed Katrina's passage through New Orleans, a catastrophe during which the divide between race and class lines has never been more pronounced.

Recounts the true stories of dedicated organizations and volunteers who risked their lives to save animals after Hurricane Katrina and reunite them with their owners.

Describes the characteristics of hurricanes, offers insight into the experiences of various children who have survived these natural disasters, and identifies areas of devastation on maps.

Exposes the flaws in the Homeland Security Department and America's emergency response system that caused further destruction and devastation in the New Orleans region after Hurrican Katrina in August, 2005.

Examines the events in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, and argues that the nation's failure to offer timely aid to Katrina victims indicates deeper problems in race and class relations.