Unforgettable Catastrophes

Unforgettable Catastrophes is an expository text about some well-known catastrophes caused by humans, such as the Hindenburg disaster, Hiroshima, the Titanic, oil spills, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and Chernobyl.  The style is informative and conversational.

The book has a Contents and is divided into sections with headings.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types. Captioned photographs, illustrations, diagrams, lists, graphs, and fact boxes support the text and add meaning.  An index is provided.

New terminology such as catastrophes, heralded, and petroleum, is are defined in context and in the glossary.

This title is from the TIME® for Kids: Nonfiction Readers series from Teacher Created Materials. Build your school bookroom or classroom library with dynamic and engaging nonfiction readers.