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"The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was the worst environmental disaster in American history, a time when 'black blizzards' of dust, some hundreds of miles wide, swept across the southern plains. Hundreds of people were killed. Thousands of farms were buried. Millions of refugees fled starvation and sickness in the plains only to face hatred and prejudice in California. ... The thrilling story of an eleven-year-old boy who risks his life to save his family...
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"Una apasionante adaptación gráfica de Sobreviví la Revolución Americana, 1776, la exitosa novela de Lauren Tarshis, con texto adaptado por Georgia Ball y arte de Leo Trinidad. Nathaniel Fox nunca imaginó que alguna vez se encontraría empapado de sangre en medio de un campo de batalla, luchando por su vida. ¡Solo tiene once años! Apenas ha prestado atención a los problemas entre Inglaterra y las colonias americanas. Su cruel tío...
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A beautifully rendered graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Chris Chalk.
The disaster felt around the world...
It's hard enough that Ben is visiting his dad's hometown in Japan only four months after his death. But one morning, Ben's grief turns to fear when a massive earthquake rocks the quiet coastal
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"Lo único por lo que Lucas siente más adoración que por el fútbol Americano es su tío Benny, el mejor amigo de su padre del departamento de bomberos donde ambos trabajan. Benny le enseñó a Lucas todo lo que hay que saber sobre el fútbol americano, así que cuando los padres del chico consideran que el deporte es demasiado peligroso y que por ello debe renunciar a practicarlo, Lucas tiene que conversar con su principal admirador. A...
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A vividly rendered graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Cassie Anderson.
All across California, deadly wildfires rage . . .
Still reeling from the life-changing challenges that propelled him and his mother across the country, Josh finds solace in the California wilderness and in the newfound friendship with his cousin Holly.
But on a trip...
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A thrilling graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Haus Studio
George Calder debe ser el nino con mas suerte del mundo. Su hermanita Phoebe y el, acompanados de su tia, viajan a bordo del Titanic, ¡el barco mas grande jamas construido! George no puede resistir la tentacion de explorar cada rincon del mismo, aunque eso lo meta en problemas.Hasta...
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La historia de un niño, un perro y la tormenta del siglo cobra vida vívidamente en esta adaptación gráfica de Sobreviví al huracán Katrina, 2005, de Lauren Tarshis, con texto adaptado por Georgia Ball.
La familia de Barry intenta evacuar antes de que el huracán Katrina azote su casa en Nueva Orleans. Pero cuando la hermanita de Barry enferma gravemente, se ven obligados a quedarse en casa y esperar a que pase la tormenta. Pero de la noche a...
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"Still reeling from the life-changing challenges that propelled him and his mother across the country, Josh finds solace in the California wilderness and in the newfound friendship with his cousin Holly. But on a trip into the nearby forest, Josh and Holly suddenly find themselves in the middle of a frighteningly powerful firestorm, one which threatens to burn down everything in its path. Josh needs to confront the family issues burning him up inside,...