When forests burn : the story of wildfires in America / Albert Marrin.
| Author/creator | Marrin, Albert author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2023] |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 x 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Story of wildfires in America |
| Contents | Ice, fire, and forest. Ice ; Fire ; Out of Beringia ; Forests ; Wildfire -- Once upon a time in America. When different worlds met ; The legions of death ; Experiencing the great forest ; Beliefs ; Making land ; The woods aflame -- Harvesting the Northwoods. A wooden nation ; Timber barons ; Lumberjacks -- Peshtigo: The night hell yawned. Fires remembered and forgotten ; A speck in the Northwoods ; The fires of autumn ; Firestorm ; Reckonings -- The Hinckley Horror of 1894. Dark legacy ; The Great Minnesota Fire -- America's war on wildlife. War on wildlife: bison ; The end of the passenger pigeon -- Changing minds. George Perkins Marsh ; John Muir ; Gifford and Theodore -- The worst forest fire ever: The big blowup of 1910. The forest ranger ; Battling wildfire ; Fire, fire, everywhere ; Aftershocks -- Bigger, hotter, faster. Fighting wildfire today ; Climate change ; The Golden State burning ; Fires of 2020 ; Hard choices. |
| Abstract | Examines the most destructive wildfires in American history, the impact of climate change, and what we're doing right and wrong to manage forest fire. 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 how and why wildfires happen, how different groups . . . have managed forests and fire, the biggest wildfires in American history--how they began and . . . stories of both rescue and tragedy . . . teaches us about the past--and shows a better way forward in the future. --From publisher's description. |
| General note | "This is a Borzoi Book"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-225) and index. |
| Interest age level | Ages 9-12 |
| Interest grade level | Grades 4-6 |
| Audience | 1140 Lexile |
| Awards note | Booklist Editors' Choice Books for Youth, 2024 |
| Genre/form | History |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works |
| Genre/form | Informational works |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| LCCN | 2024405232 |
| ISBN | 9780593121733 (trade hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0593121732 (trade hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780593121740 (library binding) |
| ISBN | 0593121740 (library binding) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Item being cataloged | 634.9618 M3495W | Item being cataloged | Want This? |