Surviving natural disasters
By: Jen Green
Series: Real life heroes; Real life heroes
Publisher: Arcturus Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9781848376939
Subjects: Natural disasters; Juvenile literature; Survival; Anecdotes
Description: Features real-life stories of children's courage and heroism surviving natural disasters. Case studies from personal accounts describe stories in context and explain how people overcame their problems or circumstances.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.
Table of contents: title: Section 1, Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis: Maia's story, Armero, 1985 ; Luke's story, Lake Nyos, 1986 ; Antonio's story, Pinatubo, 1991 ; Tomi and Yoko's story, Kobe, 1995 ; George's story, Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004 ; Kusum's story, Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004 ; Hua's story, Chinese Earthquake, 2008.