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I survived true stories : nature attacks! / Lauren Tarshis.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Tarshis, Lauren. I survived true stories ; 2.Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 157 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780545852319 (hardcover)
  • 0545852315 (hardcover)
  • 9780545908023
  • 0545908027
Other title:
  • Nature attacks!
Subject(s):
Contents:
Summer of terror: the true story of the shark attacks of 1916 -- The volcano that changed the world: the eruption off Mount Tambora, 1815 -- The bloodred night: the Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 -- The invisible monster: one girl's encounter with the deadly box jellyfish.
Summary: From 14-year-old Joseph Dunn who was the lone survivor of the Shark Attacks of 1916, to 9-year-old Mike Kramer who, with the help of his quick-thinking parents, survived the Peshtigo fire of 1871 (which took place on the very same day in history as the Great Chicago Fire!), to the 13-year-old girl who survived a terrifying attack by a box jellyfish, this is a collection of unforgettable narrative non-fiction stories of unimaginable destruction -- and, against all odds, survival.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 613.69 T193 Available 33111008085132
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From the author of the New York Times -bestselling I Survived series come four harrowing true stories of survival, featuring real kids in the midst of epic disasters.REAL KIDS. REAL DISASTERS.The author of the New York Times -bestselling I Survived series brings us more harrowing true stories of real kids up against terrible forces of nature. From fourteen-year-old lone survivor of the shark attacks of 1916, to nine-year-old who survived the Peshtigo fire of 1871 (which took place on the very same day in history as the Great Chicago Fire!), here are four unforgettable survivors who managed to beat the odds.Read their incredible stories:The Deadly Shark Attacks of 1916The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871A Venomous Box Jellyfish AttackThe Eruption of Mount Tambora

Summer of terror: the true story of the shark attacks of 1916 -- The volcano that changed the world: the eruption off Mount Tambora, 1815 -- The bloodred night: the Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 -- The invisible monster: one girl's encounter with the deadly box jellyfish.

From 14-year-old Joseph Dunn who was the lone survivor of the Shark Attacks of 1916, to 9-year-old Mike Kramer who, with the help of his quick-thinking parents, survived the Peshtigo fire of 1871 (which took place on the very same day in history as the Great Chicago Fire!), to the 13-year-old girl who survived a terrifying attack by a box jellyfish, this is a collection of unforgettable narrative non-fiction stories of unimaginable destruction -- and, against all odds, survival.

Ages 7-10.

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