Disaster Science

by Klutz (Editor)

Discusses the forces behind such disasters as volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, mudslides and avalanches, floods, tidal waves, and crashes, reveals their effects, and describes methods of dealing with them

Genres: Nonfiction

82 pages, Spiral-bound

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

Klutz is a publishing company started in Palo Alto, California in 1977 and acquired by Scholastic Inc. in 2002. The first Klutz book was a how-to guide titled Juggling for the Complete Klutz, which came provided with juggling beanbags attached in a mesh bag. The book was created by three friends who graduated from Stanford University: Darrell Lorentzen, John Cassidy, and B.C. Rimbeaux. Since then the company has continued to specialize in activity-driven books sold along with other items needed for the activity. Not all the books are about developing a skill; there has also been a geography book containing, among other physical attachments, packets of rice corresponding to the average daily caloric intake among the poorest people of the world. Many of their books are spiral bound and teach various crafts. The items needed are usually included with the book, e.g. the juggling guide. The Klutz credo is: Create wonderful things, be good, have fun.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Anne Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for middle school and up. If you’re interested in natural disasters and would like to see before and after pictures, descriptions, and even some home experiments, check out this book.