Five Epic Disasters (i Survived True Stories #1)
Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · September 30, 2014
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- Who it’s for
- Five true disaster stories bring real kids’ survival accounts into sharp, human focus.
- Themes
- Disaster survival, Children's experiences of disasters
- Genres
- Natural Disasters, Adventure & Explorers, Earthquakes & Volcanoes
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The New York Times-bestselling I Survived series expands to include this thrilling nonfiction exploration of five true stories, from the Titanic to the Henryville Tornadoes. REAL KIDS.
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REAL DISASTERS.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 Children's Blizzard, 1888The Titanic Disaster, 1912The Great Boston Molasses Flood, 1919The Japanese Tsunami, 2011The Henryville Tornado, 2012
Survival, Up Close
Five true disaster stories bring real kids’ survival accounts into sharp, human focus.
Come here for
- Real children facing disasters from the Titanic to a Japanese tsunami
- A striking range of hazards, from a blizzard to a tornado
Expect
- Five harrowing true stories of survival
- Disaster history seen through the children who lived it
Where it sits
| Natural Disasters | 97% |
|---|---|
| Adventure & Explorers | 44% |
| Earthquakes & Volcanoes | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Modern History for Kids
- 21st Century U.S. History
- Exploring Places
- Authors
- Lauren Tarshis
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- September 30, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Disaster survival · Children's experiences of disasters
- Reading lane
- Modern History for Kids
Book 1 in the i Survived True Stories series.