SOS : stories of survival : true tales of disaster, tragedy, and courage

everyone’s Life Is Touched At Some Time By Disaster. But Some Disasters Loom So Large They Are International Events. The Stories Of Those Who Live Through Such Devastating Events Such As Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Hurricanes, Fires, And Floods Are Both Heartbreaking And Compelling. Often They Are Inspiring And Uplifting. sos: Stories Of Survival Tells The Tales Of Young Survivors Of Such Disasters — Teenage Coal Miners Trapped Deep Below The Surface Of The Earth In Springhill, Nova Scotia; Children Who Ran To Escape The Poisonous Exploding Gases Spewing From Mont Pelee On Martinique; Teens Who Rode The Roofs Of Their Homes In Pennsylvania’s Roaring Johnstown Flood; And Youngsters Who Survived, But Still Suffer From, The Nuclear Accident In Chernobyl. archival Photos Document These Astounding Sagas. voya natural And Manmade Disasters Leave A Wake Of Devastation Wherever They Strike. Especially Poignant Are The Stories Of The Tragedies' Young Victims. This Book Focuses On Child And Adolescent Survivors Of Disasters, From Mine Collapse To Volcanic Eruption. The Author Provides Plentiful, Lesser-known Examples Of Destruction In Canada, Which Could Benefit Readers Who Might Never Have Heard Of The Laurier Palace Fire Of 1927 Or The 1903 Frank Slide. Prefacing Each Chapter Is A Brief Explanation Of Historical Context For The Impending Story. The Author Ends With A Discussion Of The Changes That The Disaster Brought About Within Its Environment. The Book Does An Excellent Job Of Putting A Human Face On Such Well-known Calamities As Chernobyl And Hurricane Katrina As Well. Fans Of Action-adventure Or Disaster Stories Will Enjoy The Short, Fast-paced Chapters And Addicting Stories Filled With Sometimes Gruesome Details. Reluctant Readers Might Be Turned Off By The Copious Text, Without Relief From A Sidebar Or Map. The Book Boasts Of Archival Photos And Includes Photograph Credits Yet Oddly Does Not Cite Sources For The Text. The Images May Be Useful For Students In Search Of Primary Sources For Reports; However, The Photos Are Small And Few In Number. Regardless Of Their Capabilities, Readers Will Be Awed And Inspired By The Tales Of Youth Coping With Tragedy. Everyone's life is touched at some time by disaster. But some disasters loom so large they are international events. The stories of those who live through such devastating events such as earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, fires, and floods are both heartbreaking and compelling. Often they are inspiring and uplifting. SOS: Stories of Survival tells the tales of young survivors of such disasters -- teenage coal miners trapped deep below the surface of the earth in Springhill, Nova Scotia; children who ran to escape the poisonous exploding gases spewing from Mont Pelee on Martinique; teens who rode the roofs of their homes in Pennsylvania's roaring Johnstown Flood; and youngsters who survived, but still suffer from, the nuclear accident in Chernobyl. Archival photos document these astounding sagas. From the Trade Paperback edition. Presents stories of young survivors of major historical disasters, including teens who rode the roofs of their homes in the Johnstown Flood, youngsters affected by the nuclear accident in Chernobyl, and families torn apart by the tsunami of 2004.