Disasters by the Numbers - A Book of Infographics

An amazing look at Earth's natural disasters as seen through numbers, facts, and stunning infographics from Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins!



From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes an in-depth look at the world's natural disasters, broken down into four distinct categories: earth, weather, life, and space. From timelines of causes and outcomes of each disaster, graphs highlighting humans' effect on the earth, and a text teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate information ready for readers to easily devour, Disasters by the Numbers is unmatched and sure to wow fans old and new.

About the author

Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative.

Summary

An amazing look at Earth’s natural disasters as seen through numbers, facts, and stunning infographics from Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins! 

 

From Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes an in-depth look at the world's natural disasters, broken down into four distinct categories: earth, weather, life, and space. From timelines of causes and outcomes of each disaster, graphs highlighting humans' effect on the earth, and a text teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate information ready for readers to easily devour, Disasters by the Numbers is unmatched and sure to wow fans old and new.

Additional text

★ "Another excellent project from the multiply intelligent maestro of infographics."—Kirkus, STARRED review

Product details

• Authors: Steve Jenkins
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.10.2021
• EAN: 9781328569486
• ISBN: 978-1-328-56948-6
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 241 mm x 279 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 517 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems, Educational: Technology, Children’s / Teenage reference: Atlases and maps, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Disasters, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Curiosities & Wonders, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Zoology, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / Exploration & Discovery, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Reference / Atlases