The EXXON Valdez's Deadly Oil Spill

by Linda Ward Beech

In narrative detail, The Exxon Valdez's Deadly Oil Spillchronicles the worst oil-spill disaster in U.S. history. Readers will meet Joseph Hazelwood, the Valdez's captain, who accidentally ran the tanker aground in March 1989, rupturing the hull and spilling gallons of oil into Prince William Sound. Kids will read how nearly 10,000 workers and volunteers-including animal rescuers-rushed to help with the clean-up. The accident was, above all, an environmental...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159716366X
• ISBN13: 9781597163668
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Bearport Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 7