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Title |
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Maribeth Darby |
Land of Whistlepunks and Wild Things Fiction D
Three stories recreate life in the forests of East Texas at different times: the pioneer's forest, 1863; the logger's forest, 1920; and environmentalist vs. lumberman, 1996.
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Chris Ganci |
Chief 363.37
Pete Ganci was Chief of the FDNY. On September 11th, he died doing what he loved most--fighting fires and saving lives. Chief is a chronicle of Ganci's career, written by his youngest son, Chris. But it is also the story of what firefighters do every day.
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David Lambert |
Repairing the Damage: Fires and Floods J628.92
Examines how communities are working to minimalize the damage caused by fires and floods.
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Jim Murphy
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The Great Fire J 977.311
Story of the Great Chicago Fire
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Thad Sitton and James H. Conrad |
Nameless Towns, Texas Sawmill Communities 1880—1942 976.406
Sawmill communities were once the thriving centers of East Texas life. Many sprang up almost overnight in a pine forest clearing, and many disappeared just as quickly after the company "cut out" its last trees. Drawing on oral history, company records, and other archival sources, Sitton and Conrad recreate the lifeways of the sawmill communities.
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Howard Peacock |
The Big Thicket of Texas 976.415
Text and illustrations present the history, special characteristics, and folklore of the 3.5 million acres of land in eastern Texas known as the Big Thicket.
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Gail Stewart
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Smokejumpers and Forest Firefighters 634.961
Introduces the often dangerous jobs of smokejumping and fighting forest fires.
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| Linda Hayward |
A Day in the Life of a Firefighter J 628.925
This series accurately portrays real-life situations that help young children identify with and learn from while helping them improve their reading skills. For children who are just beginning to read and who have a limited vocabulary, this book uses word repetition and simple sentences to convey meaning. Picture dictionary boxes with word labels "show" the meanings of words. |
PK-4 |
| Elaine Landau |
Smokejumpers J 634.961 |
3-7 |
| Susan Kuklin |
Fighting Fires J 628.925
Join a crew of brave fire fighters as they perform their lifesaving work. Here are the trucks, uniforms, equipment -- even the brave fire dogs! Readers will learn how teamwork, careful preparation, and pride in one's job keep the fire fighters -- and us -- safe!
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PK-5 |
| Zachary Kent |
The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire J 363.379
Describes the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York, the conditions surrounding the disaster, and its effect on industrial safety after the event. |
4-9 |
Patrick Cone |
Wildfire J574.526
Briefly traces the history of wildfire before going on to discuss types, when and where they start, their behavior, ecological effects, fighting and preventing them. |
2-7 |
| Chris L. Demarest |
Hotshots Fiction D
Rhyming text introduces the equipment and work of a team of fire fighters as they battle a blaze caused by a spark from a train. |
1-5 |
| Margaret Poynter |
Wildland Fire Fighting J632.18
Describes the dangers and devastation of fires in forests, plains, and other wilderness areas, and the strategies used to fight such fires. |
1-6 |
Seymour Simon |
Wildfires J574.526
Presents wildfires as neither good nor bad but as part of the endless cycle of change in forests and grasslands. |
3-7 |
| Julie Richards |
Natural Disasters: Ferocious Fires J363.379
Describes what fire is, when and where wildfires happen, how a fire starts, ecological effects, fighting and preventing them. |
1-6 |
| Karen Magnuson |
Fire in Their Eyes J363.379
Depicts in text and photographs the training, equipment, and real-life experiences of people who risk their lives to battle wildfires, as well as people who use fire for ecological reasons. |
2-8 |
| Jeanette Ingold |
The Big Burn Fiction - Ing
Three teenagers battle the flames of the Big Burn of 1910, one of the century's biggest wildfires.
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4-8 |
| Lesley Newson |
Devastation: The World’s Worst Natural Disasters 363.349 |
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