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Themes: Hi-Lo, headlines, nonfiction, disasters, world events. Travel by airplane is far safer than travel by car. But airplane accidents still occur, and people on board rarely survive. Lean the true stories behind tragedies in Tenerife, the Andes Mountains, Washington, DC, Russ...
"In the works for sixteen years, The Complete Works of Primo Levi is the most ambitious literary translation of the twenty-first century. Primo Levi, the Italian-born chemist once described by Philip Roth as that "quicksilver little woodland creature enlivened by the forest's ast...
Themes: Hi-Lo, headlines, nonfiction, disasters, world events. Freakish weather, human error, and devastating war are some of the causes of history's most frightening disasters at sea. Read here about such infamous disasters as the Titanic, the Lusitania, the Eastland, the Andrea...
Themes: Hi-Lo, headlines, nonfiction, disasters, world events. Even expert mountain climbers face danger and risk. Some of these risks result from human negligence; others are due to the weather or other uncontrollable factors. Accidents and their aftermath on the Eiger, Mount Ev...
Themes: Hi-Lo, headlines, nonfiction, disasters, world events. As society moves forward technologically and scientifically, pollution wrecks the natural environment. Learn here about the tragic effects of industrial accidents such as the Great Smog of London, Love Canal, the Hanf...
Themes: Hi-Lo, headlines, nonfiction, disasters, world events. We understand how and why volcanoes erupt. But still, volcanoes destroy property and cause deaths. Read the awe-inspiring stories of nature's power on Mount Vesuvius, Mount St. Helens, Krakatoa, Mount Pelee, Mount Pin...
"In the works for sixteen years, The Complete Works of Primo Levi is the most ambitious literary translation of the twenty-first century. Primo Levi, the Italian-born chemist once described by Philip Roth as that "quicksilver little woodland creature enlivened by the forest's ast...
"Describes dogs that work to detect explosives in many locations. Explains training dogs and handlers require, along with the best breeds for the job. Includes stories of dogs that have worked on K9 Police squads and as military working dogs in Iraq"--Provided by publisher.
Themes: Hi-Lo, headlines, nonfiction, disasters, world events. Space travel gives us a better understanding of ourselves, our planet, and the universe. But not all missions are successful and not all astronauts return. Read about the heroes of Apollo 1, Apollo 13, Soyuz 11, Chall...
Themes: Hi-Lo, headlines, nonfiction, disasters, world events. Earthquakes are caused by shifts in the earth's plates. Shock waves from these events cause varying amounts of destruction based on their magnitude. Often, earthquakes incite other disasters as well, such as fires and...
"In the works for sixteen years, The Complete Works of Primo Levi is the most ambitious literary translation of the twenty-first century. Primo Levi, the Italian-born chemist once described by Philip Roth as that "quicksilver little woodland creature enlivened by the forest's ast...