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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2007
Gr 3-6 "Titanic" describes the 1912 collision of this "unsinkable" ship with an iceberg, and the resulting horror. "Three Mile Island" discusses the 1979 malfunction of a nuclear reactor that could have cost thousands of lives and devastated the area but, fortunately, did not. A 1911 fire in a New York City sweatshop where 146 people died because of dangerous conditions is the subject of "Triangle", which also describes resulting changes in workers' r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Twelve double-page spreads introduce each disaster, give some background, and describe reactions and changes in public policy in response to the events. While the writing never completely conveys the enormity of these ca...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
