"In this book, young readers will learn about hurricanes"--

"Parecía un día perfector en California. Pero cuando Joey Flores volvía a casa del parque de patinetas con sus amigos, el suelo empezó a temblar y su dio cuenta de que estaben en problemas"--Page 4 of cover.

"In this book, young readers will learn about earthquakes"--

"In this book, young readers will learn about blizzards"--

A wall of water races toward a beach. The giant wave reaches shore and crashes onto land. The water floods a small village, but thankfully, the townspeople have already escaped to higher ground. In this captivating introduction to tsunamis, early readers will be swept up in the dramatic text that describes the first signs of a tsunami, its destructive power, and most importantly, how to stay safe from a tsunami's deadly reach. Each 24-page book features...

Por si acaso eres una de las tres únicas personas del mundo que no han leído los volúmenes anteriores de mis memorias, te las resumiré. Me llamo De Sastre. Timmy De Sastre. Y mi agencia de detectives está a punto de alcanzarla dominación mundial. Pero los dioses se empeñan en lanzarme bolas en toda la cara: como ponerme en régimen especial de prueba en la escuela. Solo hay algo seguro: ¡Timmy De Sastre volverá a salir triunfante! His name...

Thinking they are in for a boring Alaskan vacation, Noah and Emma Burton find themselves dodging lava and running for their lives when a formerly dormant volcano erupts.

The Hindenburg, the largest airship ever built and the pride of Nazi Germany, burst into flames over Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 1937. It swiftly fell from the sky and was incinerated. This incident is remembered as the most infamous airship accident, killing 36 people and sinking the dirigible transportation industry. Fascinated readers will explore why and how this giant hydrogen-filled ship was made and the reasons it may have been doomed to fail....

In September 1666, a small fire broke out at the king's bakery in London, England, in the early morning. Several fateful factors worked together to turn this small blaze into a catastrophic conflagration that changed the city forever. This riveting account of a city set ablaze is supported by primary sources such as maps, diaries, and royal proclamations. Readers will be fascinated by old-fashioned firefighting techniques and people's reactions as...

The plague, aptly known as the Black Death, swept through Europe in the 1300s, killing more than 20 million people. Not only deadly but incredibly painful, the disease was characterized by black boils all over the body that oozed blood and pus. While providing more details about the plague, this book, an asset to any social studies collection, also addresses where the lethal outbreak originated and whether it could return. Aided by striking illustrations,...