The Exxon Valdez oil spill
By: Peter Benoit
Series: A true book; True book
Publisher: Children's Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780531206294; 9780531290286; 9780531289983
Subjects: History; Tankers; Exxon Valdez (Ship); Accidents; Juvenile literature; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Alaska, 1989; Oil spills
Description: Describes the 1989 oil spill caused by damage to the Exxon Valdez ship off the coast of Alaska, detailing the events leading up to the spill, how it affected the wildlife and environment of Alaska, and the spill's longterm effect.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Table of contents: title: Disaster on the reef : what happened in Prince William Sound?; title: The aftermath : can spills ever be cleaned up?; title: Human error : was the spill the result of one mistake, or many?; title: Responsibility : was the Exxon Valdez oil spill unavoidable?