| Sos: Stories of Survival Contributor(s): Butts, Ed (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887767869 ISBN-13: 9780887767869 Publisher: Tundra Books (NY) OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2007 Annotation: Everyone's life is touched at some time by disaster. But some disasters loom so large they are international events. The stories of those who live through such devastating events such as earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, fires, and floods are both heartbreaking and compelling. Often they are inspiring and uplifting. SOS: Stories of Survival tells the tales of young survivors of such disasters -- teenage coal miners trapped deep below the surface of the earth in Springhill, Nova Scotia; children who ran to escape the poisonous exploding gases spewing from Mont Pelee on Martinique; teens who rode the roofs of their homes in Pennsylvania's roaring Johnstown Flood; and youngsters who survived, but still suffer from, the nuclear accident in Chernobyl. Archival photos document these astounding sagas. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Disasters - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
| Dewey: 618.928 |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 7.06" W x 9.04" (0.55 lbs) 128 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126651 Reading Level: 7.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Everyone's life is touched at some time by disaster. But some disasters loom so large they are international events. The stories of those who live through such devastating events such as earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, fires, and floods are both heartbreaking and compelling. Often they are inspiring and uplifting. SOS: Stories of Survival tells the tales of young survivors of such disasters -- teenage coal miners trapped deep below the surface of the earth in Springhill, Nova Scotia; children who ran to escape the poisonous exploding gases spewing from Mont Pelee on Martinique; teens who rode the roofs of their homes in Pennsylvania's roaring Johnstown Flood; and youngsters who survived, but still suffer from, the nuclear accident in Chernobyl. Archival photos document these astounding sagas. |