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100 Disasters That Shaped World History
Action-packed true stories of the biggest disasters in history - perfect for fans of the I Survived series
Discover how hurricanes, earthquakes, crashes, and other catastrophes have shaped world history! 100 Disasters That Shaped World History introduces kids of all ages to some of the most significant events in recorded history, from the Great Fire of London to the Challenger Disaster.
This history book for kids features
100 easy-to-read true disaster Find out how catastrophes have changed the course of history!Illustrated Each page includes an illustration to help bring history to life!A timeline, trivia questions, project ideas, and Boost your learning and test your knowledge with fun activities and resources!Engaging and packed with facts, 100 Disasters That Shaped World History is the perfect history gift for curious kids 8 and up!
Discover how hurricanes, earthquakes, crashes, and other catastrophes have shaped world history! 100 Disasters That Shaped World History introduces kids of all ages to some of the most significant events in recorded history, from the Great Fire of London to the Challenger Disaster.
This history book for kids features
100 easy-to-read true disaster Find out how catastrophes have changed the course of history!Illustrated Each page includes an illustration to help bring history to life!A timeline, trivia questions, project ideas, and Boost your learning and test your knowledge with fun activities and resources!Engaging and packed with facts, 100 Disasters That Shaped World History is the perfect history gift for curious kids 8 and up!
128 pages, Paperback
Published October 3, 2022
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Joanne Mattern
1,079 books29 followersMattern is the author of many books for children. Her favorite topics include animals, biography, and history. She lives in the Hudson Valley of New York State.
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April 7, 2023
This is one of those books that calls to the rubbernecker in you while in the best of cases it makes you more aware of the world around you and how delicate everything is while if you are the more sensitive side than it probably shouldn't be read.
100 Disasters That Shaped World History is a selection of both human-made and natural-made disasters that have rocked the world starting in 79 AD with the eruption of Vesuvius while ending in the year 2013, a whole decade before the book has been published. Readers of all ages will find some examples of which they were most definitely around to hear the news and some that may be a bit newer or lesser known to them. Furthermore although some terrorist attacks have been left in the book many war tragedies have been left out, which is in a sense quite understandable since although they have as much impact they are products of a whole different scale.
The way the book is set up is in chronological order with the name of the tragedy, the listing of the date it occurred and then a whole page dedicated to explaining parts of the disaster itself. The author has chosen to make in bold format place names and other names for what I am believing is an easier key to more interested readers who want to get to know more about the events since although a page has been dedicated it is most definitely not long enough to be an in-depth read but instead an essay or long summary just touching on the most key aspects.
The book itself is illustrated with a small grayscale box in the midst of the two sides of text with a small box that is meant to represent an "imitation" of the disaster with in many cases no milestone of what you are looking at. Unfortunately as a result the scene shown is rather clean given to the desired audience for the book and somewhat vague while I kind of wished some actual photographs had been included to give the book a more intimate feeling of connecting to the victims while at the same time introducing the reader to the events in a more relatable way.
The book does end on a note in which the reader has a quiz of a few questions based upon the reading and also an activity in which they are encouraged to study one of these tragedies rather close to see its full impact on society and its laws.
Although made with a young audience in mind the reader will still need to be made aware that the book does still have some graphic descriptions that may cause problems for those who tend to be anxious, worried and/or sensitive to descriptions that would make even grown men to flinch. Otherwise if you are up to seeing what the worst has been thrown at humans than this is a great starter reader and one that may whet your appetite in reading a bit more about these dark times.
**I received a free copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.**
100 Disasters That Shaped World History is a selection of both human-made and natural-made disasters that have rocked the world starting in 79 AD with the eruption of Vesuvius while ending in the year 2013, a whole decade before the book has been published. Readers of all ages will find some examples of which they were most definitely around to hear the news and some that may be a bit newer or lesser known to them. Furthermore although some terrorist attacks have been left in the book many war tragedies have been left out, which is in a sense quite understandable since although they have as much impact they are products of a whole different scale.
The way the book is set up is in chronological order with the name of the tragedy, the listing of the date it occurred and then a whole page dedicated to explaining parts of the disaster itself. The author has chosen to make in bold format place names and other names for what I am believing is an easier key to more interested readers who want to get to know more about the events since although a page has been dedicated it is most definitely not long enough to be an in-depth read but instead an essay or long summary just touching on the most key aspects.
The book itself is illustrated with a small grayscale box in the midst of the two sides of text with a small box that is meant to represent an "imitation" of the disaster with in many cases no milestone of what you are looking at. Unfortunately as a result the scene shown is rather clean given to the desired audience for the book and somewhat vague while I kind of wished some actual photographs had been included to give the book a more intimate feeling of connecting to the victims while at the same time introducing the reader to the events in a more relatable way.
The book does end on a note in which the reader has a quiz of a few questions based upon the reading and also an activity in which they are encouraged to study one of these tragedies rather close to see its full impact on society and its laws.
Although made with a young audience in mind the reader will still need to be made aware that the book does still have some graphic descriptions that may cause problems for those who tend to be anxious, worried and/or sensitive to descriptions that would make even grown men to flinch. Otherwise if you are up to seeing what the worst has been thrown at humans than this is a great starter reader and one that may whet your appetite in reading a bit more about these dark times.
**I received a free copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.**
February 15, 2023
100 Disasters That Shaped World History by Joanne Mattern is a children's nonfiction book. From the Great Fire of London to the Challenger explosion, earthquakes, crashes, floods, and accidents have been major turning points throughout history. In 100 Disasters That Shaped World History, young readers will be introduced to some of the most notorious disasters known to mankind, discovering how these fateful events unfolded-and how they changed the world as we know it.
100 Disasters That Shaped World History is a book that covers a wide range of disasters, including some I would not have never thought to include, like the MGM fire and a molasses flood. The impact of these crisis are covered- such as how laws and regulations followed and how people's behavior did (or did not) adjusted afterwards. This many incidents is a great deal of ground to cover, so some are cover in much more depth than others, but this is an interesting and informative read. I thought the illustrations were less than stellar, but they are credited to the publishing group rather than an individual so that is not terribly surprising. I did like the trivia and project suggestions at the end, but that could have been made even better with some suggested resources for further reading as well. This is an interesting and engaging read for young readers that like history and learning about things that have gone wrong in the past.
100 Disasters That Shaped World History is a book that covers a wide range of disasters, including some I would not have never thought to include, like the MGM fire and a molasses flood. The impact of these crisis are covered- such as how laws and regulations followed and how people's behavior did (or did not) adjusted afterwards. This many incidents is a great deal of ground to cover, so some are cover in much more depth than others, but this is an interesting and informative read. I thought the illustrations were less than stellar, but they are credited to the publishing group rather than an individual so that is not terribly surprising. I did like the trivia and project suggestions at the end, but that could have been made even better with some suggested resources for further reading as well. This is an interesting and engaging read for young readers that like history and learning about things that have gone wrong in the past.
October 29, 2022
100 disasters sounds like a lot, doesn't it? But as we learn quite early on in this book, it's only scraping the surface of the disasters that have actually struck our planet. The book only lists disasters that are fully verified, and mostly sticks to ones that lead to some kind of change in the world.
All the famous ones are here; Titanic, Aberfan, Hurricane Katrina. There were others I had sort of heard of, and plenty I had no idea about. I'm a bit nervous to get on a plane now, but I'm sure that will pass - after all, statistically, it's still the safest way to travel.
Although most of these disasters lead to a change of some kind, several didn't (or at least it isn't recorded here) but everything was interesting to read. This would be a great starting point for a school project, and we all know school kids are ghouls for this kind of thing anyway. The layout is great (did cause a few problems for my ARC, but I was able to work around them) and the illustrations really helped to picture what was going on.
This was a very interesting read and I can't wait to see what the rest of the series will be like.
All the famous ones are here; Titanic, Aberfan, Hurricane Katrina. There were others I had sort of heard of, and plenty I had no idea about. I'm a bit nervous to get on a plane now, but I'm sure that will pass - after all, statistically, it's still the safest way to travel.
Although most of these disasters lead to a change of some kind, several didn't (or at least it isn't recorded here) but everything was interesting to read. This would be a great starting point for a school project, and we all know school kids are ghouls for this kind of thing anyway. The layout is great (did cause a few problems for my ARC, but I was able to work around them) and the illustrations really helped to picture what was going on.
This was a very interesting read and I can't wait to see what the rest of the series will be like.
January 25, 2023
100 Disasters That Shaped World History by Joanne Mattern
This book covers all the disasters you can think of and even some you probably never thought could happen. Fires, floods, tornadoes, explosions, volcanic eruptions, plane and train crashes, building collapses, dust storms, oil spills, nuclear meltdowns, and even a molasses flood! I really liked that this book covered a wide variety of disasters and explained what caused them, how they were solved, and what changed because of them (including laws, regulations, and safety advances). Each event is a page long with a simple black and white illustration of the disaster. I also liked that the book had a mini-quiz and a suggested project for readers in the back.
I would like to thank NetGalley, Joanne Mattern, and SOURCEBOOKS Kids (publisher) for allowing me to read this review copy of 100 Disasters That Shaped World History! I really enjoyed the book and will be checking out the rest of the 100 Series. I also plan to purchase this book to add to my collection of history books!
This book covers all the disasters you can think of and even some you probably never thought could happen. Fires, floods, tornadoes, explosions, volcanic eruptions, plane and train crashes, building collapses, dust storms, oil spills, nuclear meltdowns, and even a molasses flood! I really liked that this book covered a wide variety of disasters and explained what caused them, how they were solved, and what changed because of them (including laws, regulations, and safety advances). Each event is a page long with a simple black and white illustration of the disaster. I also liked that the book had a mini-quiz and a suggested project for readers in the back.
I would like to thank NetGalley, Joanne Mattern, and SOURCEBOOKS Kids (publisher) for allowing me to read this review copy of 100 Disasters That Shaped World History! I really enjoyed the book and will be checking out the rest of the 100 Series. I also plan to purchase this book to add to my collection of history books!
April 21, 2023
100 Disasters That Shaped World History by Joanne Mattern is a thought-provoking book that takes readers on a journey through some of the most devastating disasters in human history. From natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes, and famines, to man-made catastrophes like wars, industrial accidents, and terrorist attacks, the book covers a wide range of events that have had a profound impact on the world we live in today.
One of the strengths of this book is its broad scope. Mattern covers disasters from all around the world and from different time periods, giving readers a sense of the scale and variety of the disasters that have shaped our history. Some of the disasters covered in the book include the sinking of the Titanic, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Great Fire of London, and the Indian Ocean tsunami.
Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to review a temporary digital ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.
One of the strengths of this book is its broad scope. Mattern covers disasters from all around the world and from different time periods, giving readers a sense of the scale and variety of the disasters that have shaped our history. Some of the disasters covered in the book include the sinking of the Titanic, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Great Fire of London, and the Indian Ocean tsunami.
Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to review a temporary digital ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.
January 20, 2023
This book is perfect for students/children who are interested in interesting history! It is also a great book to get a child excited about history. The different disasters are shown on a timeline so the reader can see where in history they fell. I thought the precise one-page explanations of the events were great. It was easy to take one or two at a time, read through the information behind the event and then talk with the student about it. Most times they wanted to do more research on the disaster. Some of the disasters mentioned were, fires, floods, hurricanes and earthquakes. The illustrations could have been better, but it didn't hinder any learning. Great book to add to your library.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher SOURCEBOOKS Kids, for the temporary digital ARC that I read and gave my honest opinion of.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher SOURCEBOOKS Kids, for the temporary digital ARC that I read and gave my honest opinion of.
December 19, 2022
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read 100 Disasters That Shaped World History by Joanne Mattern in exchange for a honest review.This is a very informative book that is chock full of knowledge of disasters throughout history that helped shape the world.Some good even came from many of these tragedies such as air crashes that lead to improved safety measures.Some of these disasters are well known but some are also obscure but each one is well researched.This book is great for history buffs like me.Really enjoyed reading this one.
December 10, 2022
Wow. I knew of a lot of these tragedies but there were some that shocked me.
This would be a great nonfiction book for older elementary kids and older. Perfect for book reports. It gives the facts and no fluff or gory details.
This would be a great nonfiction book for older elementary kids and older. Perfect for book reports. It gives the facts and no fluff or gory details.
December 12, 2022
Very interesting and informative. Each disaster covers one page and is simple and straightforward in its delivery.
I could see this book being utilised in a classroom setting for quick facts on certain events through history.
*Free e-copy received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I could see this book being utilised in a classroom setting for quick facts on certain events through history.
*Free e-copy received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
November 12, 2022
E ARC provided by Edelweiss Plus
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