When civilization and nature collide, disaster strikes! Volcanic eruptions, floods, fires, and other calamities have devestated humanity for thousands of years, but civilization has advanced--not just
When civilization and nature collide, disaster strikes! Volcanic eruptions, floods, fires, and other calamities have devestated humanity for thousands of years, but civilization has advanced--not just in spite of these disasters, but often because of them.
A former children's librarian at the Boston Public Library and professor at the University of Rhode Island School of Library and information Studies Gale Eaton has spent a lifetime with books for children and young adults. She is author of Well—Dressed Role Models and The Education of Alice M. Jordan. She lives in Rhode Island.
Phillip Hoose is the acclaimed author of the National Book Award winner Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice. He is also the author of the multi—award winning title, The Race to Save the Lord God Bird, the National Book Award Finalist We Were There Too!: Young People in U.S. History, and the Christopher Award—winning manual for youth activism It's Our World Too!.
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