Terrorism (Disasters)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A description of several acts of terrorism. Understanding acts of terrorism and how terrorists justify their horrible crimes will help us maintain a vigilant stance in a dangerous world. Find out more about the Munich Massacre, crimes of the SLA, the Achille Lauro hijacking, the Unabomber, the Oklahoma City bombing, and attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Disasters! This series of nonfiction readers will grab a students interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting 64-page softcover books offer short chapters on significant disasters. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading Preliminaries......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 4 1 Introduction......Page 5 2 The Munich Massacre 1972......Page 9 3 Sara Jane Olson A Secret Life......Page 17 4 Achille Lauro 1985......Page 27 5 Unabomber......Page 33 6 Oklahoma City Bombing 1995......Page 45 7 September 11 2001......Page 53 Epilogue......Page 63 Bibliography......Page 64 Index......Page 65 This series of nonfiction readers will grab a student's interest from the very first page! Designed with reluctant readers in mind, these riveting 64 page softcover books offer short chapters on significant disasters. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts