Reviewed with Therese DeAngelis' and Gina DeAngelis' The Dust Bowl.
Gr. 6-8. Here are two new entries in the Great Disasters series. Dust Bowl, which begins with a straightforward look at farming practices that contributed to the transformation of the "breadbasket of the world," evokes strong emotions when relating the heroic daily struggle to survive the dust and the poverty. The authors document the horrendous conditions in black-and-white photographs and snatches of letters and conversations. Chapters on the "Okie migration" and FDR's New Deal programs round out the text. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, will surely generate interest in Shields' book, which gives a full accounting of the tangled web of events surrounding the 1993 Twin Towers bombing--from the planning and execution to the investigation, arrests, and trials that followed. It, too, is illustrated with black-and-white photos, occasionally of poor quality. A three-page epilogue describing the events of September 11 adds to the book's value. Both series entries include a chronology and a bibliography. Lauren Peterson
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-- Some of the modern world's most devastating disasters are profiled -- The reforms and improvements that grew out of these tragedies are explained and put in perspective -- Historically accurate, compelling accounts -- Selected titles contain quotes from eyewitnesses On February 26, 1993, a bomb exploded in the World Trade Center in New York City, killing 6 people.
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