Description

From the Titanic to the Boston molasses flood, investigate five famous historical disasters just like a real reporterthrough facts, eyewitnesses, and clueswith Emmy-winning journalist Anna Crowley Redding.

Delve deeper into some of the most dramatic disasters in history! Using case files full of firsthand accounts, critical facts, do-at-home experiments, and clues, readers can become disaster detectives and determine for themselves what happened and why. Take on the sinking of the Titanic, the crash of the Hindenburg, the Great Influenza epidemic of 1918, the Boston molasses flood, and the fire that decimated the city of Chicago. A Your Mission! introduction gets readers actively involved, and an inviting layout that evokes the feel of a working case file, complete with paperclipped notes and important pictures, keeps them eager for the next clue. Author Anna Crowley Redding brings her extensive journalism background to this engrossing dive into history, and Robbie Cathros active illustrations bring the scenesand the real people involvedto life. Back matter includes extensive source notes and a bibliography for young journalists who want to get an even bigger scoop.

Author: Anna Crowley Redding
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 10/07/2025
Series: Danger Files
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.81lbs
ISBN: 9781536236736
Language: English