Title:
The BP oil spill
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
Photographs, maps, time lines, and easy-to-follow text describe the events surrounding the 2010 British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Other Title:
British Petroleum oil spill
Year Published:
2011
Series:
Physical Description:
48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 22 cm.
Contents:
Trouble in the Gulf : what happened to the Deepwater Horizon? -- Deep-water disaster : what problems did the rig have before the explosion? -- From bad to worse : what caused the oil slick to spread? -- Animals in danger : what animals were affected by the oil spill? -- Cleanup : what was done to clean up the oil spill? -- After the spill : will the oil be with us forever? -- True statistics -- Important words.
Reading Grade level:
6.3.
Grade Interest level:
3-6.
Corporate Subject:
ISBN:
9780531206300
Publisher:
New York : Children's Press, 2011.
