On This Page
Description
Examines the causes and events of some of the deadliest fires in the world, how they were fought, the effects on those involved, and what steps were taken to prevent similar disasters from occurring again.Tags
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
378 Works 6,275 Members
Elaine Landau Elaine Landau has received her Bachelor's in English and Journalism and her Master's in Library and Information Sciences. She has written over 185 books, most of them non-fiction children's books on subjects such as earth science, planets, the supernatural, dinosaurs, ancient civilizations, ecology and contemporary issues. Landau's show more books have won the American Association for the Advancement of Science: "Science Books and Film" Best Children's Science Booklist, as well as The New York Public Library Books for the Teenage, the New Jersey Institute of Technology Award and VOYA's Nonfiction Honor List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Fires (Watts Library: Disasters) (Watts Library: Disasters)
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Kids, Tween
- DDC/MDS
- 363.37 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Public Safety - Police, Crime Investigation Terrorism, Disasters, Civil Defense Fires and fire-fighting
- LCC
- TH9448 .L36 — Technology Building construction Building construction Protection of buildings
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 12
- Popularity
- 1,882,505
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
