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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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"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, against all odds, survival. Read their incredible stories: The...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Wild animals are often cute. But even the most adorable creatures can sometimes snap and bite your face off. Sharks and grizzly bears certainly have the power to rip people limb-from-limb. But animals such as chimpanzees or even pet dogs can also cause a lot of bodily harm. See how these people survived some much-too-close encounters. --Publishers description from Amazon.com
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Would you eat a giant spider? Would you eat cooked spider eggs? What if you were starving to death? People stranded for long periods of time in the wilderness face questions like these. But sometimes no food to eat is the least of people's worries. How long could you survive in a barren landscape with no shelter and a fractured skull? See how these survivors did it. -- Publishers description from Amazon.com
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Meteorites. Tsunamis. The natural world is full of powerful forces that can kill you in an instant. Hiding in your closet won't save you. Clinging to your roof is a good idea, until your roof is swept out to sea. When faced with a natural disaster, sometimes the only thing to do is close your eyes and hang on. See how these people survived in just that way. --Publishers description from Amazon.com
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Series
Language
English
Description
From 14-year-old Joseph Dunn who was the lone survivor of the Shark Attacks of 1916, to 9-year-old Mike Kramer who, with the help of his quick-thinking parents, survived the Peshtigo fire of 1871 (which took place on the very same day in history as the Great Chicago Fire!), to the 13-year-old girl who survived a terrifying attack by a box jellyfish, this is a collection of unforgettable narrative non-fiction stories of unimaginable destruction --...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
59 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Three stories of survival, including eleven-year-old Bennett Satterlee and his brother, Ethan, who survived the 2011 Joplin Tornado, a skier in Alaska who was caught underneath the weight of an avalanche, and fourteen-year-old Ariel Creamer, whose home was right in the path of Hurricane Sandy.
12) Tornado terror
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
157 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado strike in American history, tearing through three states and killing 700 people. Almost a century later, the Joplin Tornado was a mile-wide monster that destroyed heart of a vibrant city. The true stories of these two events plus fascinating facts, profiles of tornado scientists and storm chasers.--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
""Exciting illustrations follow the story of Juliane Koepcke. The combination of brightly colored panels and leveled text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher"--
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