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Middle School Fictional Accounts

Bunting, Eve, SOS Titanic. New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1996. [Titanic Sinking]
Butler, Beverly, My Sister's Keeper. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1980. [Peshtigo Fire]
Cottonwood, Joe, Quake!. New York: Scholastic Press, 1995. [San Francisco Earthquake of 1989]
Duey, K. and K.A. Bale, Survival: Earthquake. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1998. [San Francisco Earthquake of 1906]
Duey, K. and K.A. Bale, Survival: Fire. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1998. [Chicago Fire of 1871]
Hesse, Karen, Out of the Dust. New York: Scholastic Press, 1997. [The Dust Bowl]
Hesse, Karen, A Time of Angels. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1997. [1918 Influenza Epidemic]
Jones, Martha Tannery, Terror from the Gulf: A Hurricane in Galveston. Dallas: Hendrick-Long Publishing, 1999. [Galveston Hurricane of 1900]
Kehret, Peg, The Flood Disaster. New York: Ministrel Books, 1999. [ Johnstown Flood of 1889]
Kehret, Peg, The Volcano Disaster. New York: Pocket Books, 1998. [Mt. St. Helen's]
Lowell, Susan, I Am Lavina Cumming. Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1993 [San Francisco Earthquake of 1906]
Nelson, Theresa, A Devil Storm. New York: Dell, 1991. [Galveston Hurricane of 1900]
Peck, Richard, Voices After Midnight. New York: Dell Publishing, 1989. [Blizzard of 1888]
Porter, Tracey, Treasures in the Dust. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. [The Dust Bowl]
Robinet, Harriette, Children of the Fire. New York: Athenum, 1991. [Chicago Fire of 1871]
Roddy, Lee, Eye of the Hurricane. Colorado Springs: Focus on the Family Publishing, 1994. [Hurricane Iniki]
Roddy, Lee, Legendof Fire. Colorado Springs: Focus on the Family Publishing,  1992. [Kilauea Volcano]
Ruckman, Ivy, Night of the Twisters.New York: Harper Trophy, 1984. [Grand Island Tornadoes of 1980]
Salisbury, Graham, Blue Skin of the Sea. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1992. [Hilo Tsunami of 1960 ]
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley, A Cat Running. New York: Dell, 1996. [The Dust Bowl]
Williams, Barbara, Titanic Crossing. New York: Scholastic Press, 1995. [Titanic Sinking]
 

Elementary Level Books

Alcroft, Rob, Fire Disaster. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2000. [Chicago Fire of 1871]
Ballard, Robert, Finding the Titanic. New York: Scholastic, 1993. [Titanic]
Gross, Virginia, The Day It Rained Forever: The Story of the Johnstown Flood. New York: Puffin, 1993. [Johnstown Flood]
Hancock, Sibyl, The Great Storm. Austin: Eakin Press, 1985. [Galveston Hurricane]
Heiligman, Deborah, The Story of the Titanic. New York: Random House, 1998. [Titanic]
Kudlinski, Kathleen, Earthquake! A Story of Old San Francisco. New York: Puffin Books, 1995. [San Francisco Earthquake of 1906]
Lasky, Kathryn, Marven of the Great North Woods. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1997. [Influenza, 1918]
Levine, Ellen, If You Lived at the Time of the Great San Francisco Earthquake. New York: Scholastic, 1992. [San Francisco Earthquake of 1906]
Moskin, Marietta, Day of the Blizzard. New York: Scholastic, 1997. [Blizzard of 1888]
Raven, Margot, Angels in the Dust. Mahwah: Bridge Water Paperbacks, 1999. [Dust Bowl]
Turner, Ann, Dust for Dinner. New York: Harper Collins, 1995. [Dust Bowl]
Wilson, Kate, Earthquake! San Francisco 1906. Austin: Raintree, 1993. [San Francisco Earthquake of 1906]

Adult Books

Butler, Daniel, Unsinkable: The Full Story of the RMS Titanic. Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books, 1998. [Titanic]
Cromie, Robert, The Great Chicago Fire, Rutledge Hill Press, 1994. [Chicago Fire of 1871]
Davies, Pete, The Devil's Flu: The World's Deadliest Influenza Epidemic and the Scientific Hunt for the Virus that Caused It. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2000. [Influenza, 1918]
Gregory, James, American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in California. Oxford University Press, 1991. [Dust Bowl]
Hansen, Gladys, Denial of Disaster: The Untold Story and Photographs of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906. Cameron and Co., 1989. [San Francisco Earthquake, 1906]
Kolata, Gina, Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918. New York: Touchstone, 2001. [Influenza, 1918]
Kurzman, Dan, Disaster! The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906. William Morrow, 2001. [San Francisco Earthquake 1906]
Larson, Erik, Isaac's Storm: A Man, A Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History. New York: Crwon Publishers, 1999. [Galveston Hurricane, 1900]
McCullough, David, The Johnstown Flood. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987. [Johnstown Flood]
Pernin, Peter, The Great Peshtigo Fire: An Eyewitness Account. State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1987. [Peshtigo Fire]
 

Reference Books
Adams, Simon, Titanic. New York: DK. Publishing, 1999.
Archer, Jules, Earthquake! New York: Crestwood, 1991.
Archer, Jules, Tornado. New York: Crestwood House, 1991.
Armbruster, Ann, Floods. New York: Franklin Watts, 1996.
Armbruster, Ann, Wildfires. New York: Franklin Watts, 1996
Aronson, Virginia, The Influenza Pandemic of 1918. Philadelphia: Chelsea, 2000.
Associated Press,  Associated Press Library of Disasters. Grolier, 1998.
Ballard, Robert D., Exploring the Titanic. New York: Scholastic, 1988.
Bondar, Barbara, Fire! Raging Destruction. Perfection Learning, 1997.
Bondar, Brabara, Volcano: Dome of Fire. Perfection Learning, 1997.
Conklin, Thomas, The Titanic Sinks! New York: Random House, 1997.
Duden, Jane, Earthquake: On Shaky Ground. Perfection Learning, 1997.
Dudman, John, The Sinking of the Titanic. New York: Bookwright, 1998.
Gallagher, Jim, The Johnstown Flood. Philadelphia: Chelsea, 2000.
George, Michael, Earthquakes. Mankato, Minnesota: Creative Education, 1998.
Getz, David, Purple Death. New York: Holt, 2000.
Harmon, Dan. The Titanic. Philadelphia: Chelsea, 2001.
Kahl, Jonathan D., Storm Warning. Minneapolis: Lerner, 1993.
Keller, David, Great Disasters. New York: Avon, 1990.
Lauber, Patricia, Hurricanes. New York: Scholastic, 1996.
Lauber, Patricia, Volcano. New York: Bradbury Press, 1986.
Lord, Walter, A Night to Remember. New York: Bantam Books, 1995.
_ Major Disasters.Mankato, Minnesota: Creative Education, 1997.
McMillan, Beverly, Titanic: Fortune and Fate. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1998.
Murphy, Jim, Blizzard! New York: Scholastic, 2000.
Murphy, Jim, The Great Fire. New York: Scholastic, 1995.
Navarra, John Gabriel, Nature Strikes Back. Garden City: Natural History Press, 1991.
Newson, Lesley, Devastation! New York: DK Publishing, 1998.
Pernin, Peter, The Great Peshtigo Fire. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1999.
Platt, Richard, Disaster! New York: DK Publishing, 1997.
Rotter, Charles, Tornadoes. Mankato, Minnesota: Creative Education, 1998.
Sherrow, Victoria, Plains Outbreak Tornadoes. Springfield: Enslow, 1998.
Sherrow, Victoria, San Francisco Earthquake, 1989. Springfield: Enslow, 1998.
Stanley, Jerry, Children of the Dust Bowl. New York: Crown Publishers, 1992.
Sorenson, Margo, Hurricane! Nature's Most Destructive Force. Perfection Learning, 1997.
Sorenson, Margo, Tsunami: Death Wave. Perfection Learning, 1997.
Thomas, Margaret, Volcano! New York: Crestwood House, 1991.
Thresh, Peter, Titanic: The Truth Behind the Disaster. New York: Crescent Books, 1992.
Van Rose, Susanna, Volcano & Earthquake. New York: Knopf, 1992.
Walker, Sally M. Earthquakes. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda, 1996.
Ward, Brian R., Epidemic. New York: Dorling Kindersley Book, 2000.
 
 

Multi-media

The Dust Bowl, (American Experience) A&E, 2000.
Fault Line: San Francisco, (Assignment Discovery) Discovery Channel, 2000.
Floods, (The Wrath of God) History Channel, 2000.
The Great Epidemic, The Learning Channel, 2000.
Hellfire, (The Wrath of God) History Channel, 2000.
Hunt for the Killer Flu, A&E, 1999.
Hurricanes, (The Wrath of God), History Channel, 1999.
Influenza, (American Experience) A&E, 2000.
An Inside Look: The Flu, (Assignment Discovery) Discovery Channel, 2000.
Killer Quake, Nova, WGBH, 1994.
The Most: Incredible Disasters, History Channel, 2000.
Nature's Fury, National Geographic, 1994.
The Peshtigo Fire, Wisconsin Public Television, 1986.
Stormy Weather: 1930-1939, (This Century: America's Time) History Channel, 2000.
Tidal Wave, Discovery Channel, 1998.
Tornado, Nova, WGBH, 1985.
Titanic, A&E, 1999.
Understanding: Fire, (Assignment Discovery) Discovery Channel, 2000.
Volcano, National Geographic, 1992.
Wild Weather, WGBH Educational Foundation, 1996.
Winter Weather, (The Weather Classroom) The Weather Channel, 2000.

Online Resources

Chicago Fire
The Lost City!  A nineteenth century online book describing the Chicago fire.
Chicago Historical Society A city website with information and accounts of the great fire.

San Francisco Earthquake
Museum of the City of San Francisco City site contains information on the 1906 earthquake.
Jack London's Eyewitness Account of the San Francisco Earthquake  Jack London's description written as a newspaper correspondent.

Titanic
Encyclopedia Titanica Website containing extensive information on the Titanic including passenger lists and additional website sources.

Johnstown Flood
Johnstown Flood Memorial  National Park Service site.
Johnstown Flood Museum  City site.

The Dust Bowl
The American Experience: The Dust Bowl  PBS program site.
The Day of the Black Blizzard  Discovery Channel site about the dust bowl.

1918 Influenza Epidemic
The American Experience: Influenza!  PBS program site.

Blizzard of 1888
Disposing of Snow  An 1888 article about city snow removal.
Historic Nor'easters Description of the worst storms in New England.

Galveston Hurricane
Galveston's Home Page City site with information about the storm of 1900.
Extreme Weather  NOAA's site about the Galveston hurricane.

Peshtigo Fire
Peshtigo Fire  Historical Society of Wisconsin site.
Reverend Peter Pernin's Account  Eyewitness account of the fire.
Wisconsin's Fire A nineteenth century online book describing the Peshtigo fire.

Mt. St. Helen's Volcano
Mt. St. Helen's National Volcania Monumnent
Volcano World Site with information about world volcanoes.

San Francisco Earthquake of 1989
San Francisco City Museum
Earthquake Precautions from Weather.com

Tsunami
Tsunami - Interactive website
Tsunami : The Great Waves - NOAA website
Pacific Tsunami Museum - Hawaii website

Hawaiian Volcano (Kilauea)
Hawaiian Center for Volcanology

Iniki Hurricane
Link Page for Iniki
Newspaper Article from Washington Post

Grand Island Tornado
Newspaper Stories from The Independent
Tornado Safety from Weather.com

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