Examines wildfires, including what causes them, the different types of wildfires, their devastating effects, and the efforts to reduce the risk of wildfire.

This book introduces the characteristics of city fires and wildfires and features the Chicago Fire of 1871, the Peshtigo Fire of 1871, and the 1997 Indonesian Wildfires.

"Excite early readers about science and weather with a low-level search-and-find reader about wildfires"--

"Explores the cause, impact, and aftermath of the wildfires that burned across California. Includes an overview of how people prepare for and respond to wildfires, as well as stories of people who survived the California fires"--

Presents information on wildfires, including why they occur, their impact, and how to predict, fight, and prevent them.

Describes the dangers of wildfires and the importance of fire safety.

Josie and her husband have split up, she's been sued by a former patient and lost her dental practice, and she's grieving the death of a young man senselessly killed. When her ex asks to take the children to meet his new fiancée's family, Josie makes a run for it, figuring Alaska is about as far as she can get without a passport. Josie and her kids, Paul and Ana, rent a rattling old RV named the Chateau, and at first their trip feels like a vacation;...