| Children's True Stories: Natural Disasters Contributor(s): Burgan, Michael (Author), Cunningham, Kevin (Author), Raum, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1410941035 ISBN-13: 9781410941039 Publisher: Raintree OUR PRICE: $35.23 Product Type: Other - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical |
| Dewey: 363.349 |
| Series: Children's True Stories: Natural Disasters |
| Physical Information: 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This series tells the astonishing true stories of real children's experiences of surviving different natural disasters around the world. Each title focuses on a different type of disaster. As well as clear, accessible text, the series offers biographies, case studies, daily life examples, and statistics. Helpful organizations and contacts are recommended. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cunningham, Kevin: - Kevin Cunningham is an author and travel writer. He has written about Arthur Ashe, Condoleezza Rice, and Joseph Stalin. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.Burgan, Michael: - Formerly an editor at the educational publisher Weekly Reader, Michael Burgan has been a freelance writer for 17 years. He has written more than 250 books for children and young adults, specializing in U.S. history, geography, and biographies of world leaders. He has also written fiction and adapted classic novels. Burgan has won several awards for his writing, and his plays for adult audiences have been staged across the United States. He graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BA in history. He currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico with his cat Callie.Raum, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Raum has written over two-dozen nonfiction books for young readers, including a biography of Louis Armstrong for Capstone Press. Over the years, she has worked as a middle school and high school English teacher, an elementary school librarian, and a college library director. Elizabeth Raum has written many nonfiction books for children. Two of her Capstone You Choose books, Orphan Trains: An Interactive History Adventure (2011) and Can You Survive Storm Chasing? (2012), are Junior Library Guild selections. Elizabeth lives in Michigan with her husband, Richard. |