Themes: Hi-Lo, headlines, nonfiction, disasters, world events. Fires can start in many different ways and spread rapidly. When a fire gets out of control, people often panic. Fire disasters described here include wild fires, London Bridge, the Great Fire of London, the Morro Castle, the Great Fire of Chicago, Iroquois Theater, and Warwick. This series of nonfiction readers will grab a student's interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting 92-page 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.