Solnit, Rebecca.
Summary: Explores the phenomenon through which people become resourceful and altruistic after a disaster and communities reflect a shared sense of purpose, analyzing events ranging from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to Hurricane Katrina.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 SOLRoberts, Jillian
Summary: "On the News gently introduces young children to the realities of natural disasters, terrorism and other forms of tragedy. In age-appropriate language and tone, Dr. Roberts explains what tragedy is, the feelings it may create and how to manage those feelings. She also emphasizes the good that can come out of tragedy, looking at how people help one another in caring, compassionate and heroic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.34 ROBClaybourne, Anna
Summary: Presents information about cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other deadly natural disasters, and provides examples of some of the deadliest of each type in history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Australia 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 363.34 CLAJenkins, Steve
Summary: "From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes an in-depth look at the world's natural disasters, broken down into four distinct categories: earth, weather, life, and space. From timelines of causes and outcomes of each disaster, graphs highlighting humans' effect on the earth, and a text teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate information ready for readers to easily...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.34 JENWoods, Michael
Summary: Describes environmental disasters, including oil spills, chemical leaks, toxic pollution, and nuclear accidents, and discusses how they impact people, wildlife, and the environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.702 WOOCase, Jonathan
Summary: In the twenty-second century, a sun shift has made it impossible for mammals to survive in the daylight, and ten-year-old Elvie and her caretaker, Flora, are studying the migration route of monarch butterflies along what used to be the western coast of the United States, hoping that something in the butterflies wing scales can be used to protect people from the sun and save humanity from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 CASCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC CAS (Graphic Novel)Eaton, Gale
Summary: Civilization rearranges nature for human convenience. Clothes and houses keep us warm; agriculture feeds us; medicine fights our diseases. It all works—most of the time. But key resources lie in the most hazardous places, so we choose to live on river flood plains, on the slopes of volcanoes, at the edge of the sea, above seismic faults. We pack ourselves into cities, Petri dishes for germs....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 300 STOPerez Marquez, Barbara
Summary: Twelve-year-old Paulina is delivering bread to her new friend Fabia's home when Mount Vesuvius begins erupting, but when Fabia's father leaves to help fellow Pompeii residents evacuate, the girls make their way through the city, helping others where they can. Includes facts about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MAR (GRAPHIC NOVELL)Tarshis, Lauren.
Summary: "From the author of the New York Times-bestselling I Survived series come five harrowing true stories of survival, featuring real kids in the midst of epic disasters. From a group of students surviving the 9.0 earthquake that set off a historic tsunami in Japan, to a boy nearly frozen on the prairie in 1888, these unforgettable kids lived to tell tales of unimaginable destruction -- and,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2014
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.34 TARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 363.34 TARKoontz, Robin Michal.
Summary: Presents an accounting of Hurricane Katrina from start to finish, including rescue efforts and survivor stories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2015
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist What KoontzRissman, Rebecca
Summary: In "narrative nonfiction format, this ... book follows a selection of people who experienced the 2011 Japan Tsunami"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.34 RISChalloner, Jack
Summary: Describes dangerous and destructive weather conditions around the world, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, hail, and drought, with photographs, historical background, and legends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.55 CHAGorman, Zac
Summary: It's a typical night in the town of Raven Brooks. Eleven-year-old Regina relaxes at home, her father and stepmother on a date while her older stepsister Pris babysits. But when an emergency alert comes over the airwaves, the two must grab their things and head out of town - a flash flood is coming, cellphone towers are down, and they are on their own. And to make things worse, a freak car...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 GORJones, Lucile M.
Summary: "By the world-renowned seismologist, a surprising history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to come Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes--these all stem from the same forces that give our planet life. It is only when they exceed our ability to withstand them that they become disasters. Viewed together, these events have shaped...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2018
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.34 JONMattern, Joanne
Summary: "From the Great Fire of London to the Challenger explosion, earthquakes, crashes, floods, and accidents have been major turning points throughout history. In 100 Disasters That Shaped World History, young readers will be introduced to some of the most notorious disasters known to mankind, discovering how these fateful events unfolded-and how they changed the world as we know it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks eXplore 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 904 MATSewell, Kenneth (Kenneth R.)
Summary: Discusses the mysterious sinking of the U.S. submarine USS Scorpion near Hawaii in 1968, involving the sinking of a Soviet sub months earlier, secret codes confiscated from a U.S. intelligence ships by North Korea, and a government cover-up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2008
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Summary: "Sylvia Samantha Wright is very good at finding--she just doesn't know exactly what all her 'junk' is good for, not yet at least. But when completely ridiculous disaster strikes, she springs into action and uses her junk to create solutions to the town's troubles"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAYGriffey, Harriet.
Summary: Describes natural disasters which have occurred in various places throughout the world including the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D., the Yellow River flood in 1887, and the Australian bush fires in 1983.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 1998
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR BLUE GRIGwin, Minrose
Summary: A devastating tornado rips through the town of Tupelo, Mississippi, at the height of the Great Depression. Dovey, a black laundress, searches for her family. At the McNabb house she find the daughter of the house, Jo, who suffered a head wound. When a baby is found in the wreckage is it Jo's baby brother, Tommy, or Dovey's light-skinned great-grandson, Promise? The two women-- one black, one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Gwin 2018Stephenson, Neal
Summary: Raz, a mathematician, is among a cohort of secluded scientists and philosophers who are called upon to save the world from impending catastrophe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STEWood, John
Summary: "Certain disasters have left such an indelible mark on history that people never tire of learning about them and wanting to discover more details. That's true of the dreadful disasters in this captivating book, which describes what happened in a sensitive and accessible way. As riveted readers learn about history's biggest catastrophes, they'll feel like they're on the scene, including the deck...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020
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Summary: "With wind speeds that can reach more than 150 miles (241 km) per hour, full-blown hurricanes can uproot giant trees, cause major power outages, and inundate areas with immense amounts of rain. This engaging text, enhanced with captivating photos, will educate readers on the science behind how hurricanes form and why they can be so dangerous. Readers will also gain life-saving knowledge on ways...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2021
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Summary: After a natural disaster, a community comes together and slowly, joy, healing and music find their way back into the city, in this powerful message of resilience and the incredible strength of shared humanity even on the darkest days.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HELTsurumi, Andrea
Summary: "Under the sea, a crab follows its heart and its calling, bringing everyone together in the wake of a disaster"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019