Great Disasters - Fires (paperback edition)

By Ana María Rodríguez

Book Overview

They have the power to transform hundred-year-old forests and magnificent cities into ashes. Today, experts are concerned with the increasing numbers of massive fires in natural areas, and arson in urban developments. This volume explores the causes and characteristics of fires, famous fire disasters, and how man faces the challenges of fire prediction, control, and rebuilding after a fire.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737721731
• ISBN13: 9780737721737
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.2" x 0.2" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12