Calamities
21 stories of disasters that touched the world--with exercises for developing reading comprehension and critical thinking skills
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Author
Contributions
- Billings, Melissa Stone. - Contributor
Publication
1999 - Contemporary Books, Lincolnwood, Ill, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
49,500 words, Guess
Page Count
198 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780890611111
- ISBN-100890611114
- Goodreads6961556
- LibraryThing4897184
- OCLC Control Number42368310
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL21662036M
Alternate Titles
- Calamities
Description
Nonfiction articles examining natural disasters and other catastrophic incidents (such as the Love Canal chemical dumping and the TWA Flight 800 crash). Each is followed by reading comprehension and critical thinking exercises.
Subjects
Genres
- Problems, exercises, etc
- Juvenile literature
Series Statement
- Critical reading series
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