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When Forests Burn: The Story of Wildfire in America
A fascinating look at the most destructive wildfires in American history, the impact of climate change, and what we're doing right and wrong to manage forest fire, from a National Book Award finalist. Perfect for young fans of disaster stories and national history. A KIRKUS REVIEWS AND BOOKLIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Wildfires have been part of the American landscape for thousands of years. Forests need fire--it's as necessary to their well-being as soil and sunlight. But some fires burn out of control, destroying everything and everyone in their path. In this book, you'll find out about:
Chock full of dramatic stories, fascinating facts, and compelling photos, When Forests Burn teaches us about the past--and shows a better way forward in the future.
- how and why wildfires happen
- how different groups, from Native Americans to colonists, from conservationists to modern industrialists, have managed forests and fire
- the biggest wildfires in American history--how they began and dramatic stories of both rescue and tragedy
- what we're doing today to fight forest fires
Chock full of dramatic stories, fascinating facts, and compelling photos, When Forests Burn teaches us about the past--and shows a better way forward in the future.
Book Details
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Publish Date: Mar 19th, 2024
- Pages: 256
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.60in - 8.10in - 0.90in - 2.00lb
- EAN: 9780593121733
- Recommended age: 10-UP
- Categories: • Science & Nature - Disasters• Science & Nature - Trees & Forests• History - United States - 19th Century
About the Author
Albert Marrin is the author of the National Book Award Finalist Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Factory Fire and Its Legacy; the Sibert Honor book Uprooted: The Japanese-American Experience During World War II; and the YALSA-ALA Excellence in Nonfiction finalist A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust, as well as numerous other widely praised books. A retired history professor, he lives in New York City.
Praise for this book
★ "Vivid, wide angled, and all too timely." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ "Compelling....offers a tremendous amount of accessible information for both researchers and general-interest readers and fills a gap in current literature for this age group." --Booklist, starred review "Marrin breaks down the history of wildfires and their place in the cycle of nature in this thorough work." --Publishers Weekly