Describes the 1989 oil spill caused by damage to the Exxon Valdez ship off the coast of Alaska, detailing the events leading up to the spill, how it affected the wildlife and environment of Alaska, and the spill's longterm effect.
Record details
ISBN:0531289982
ISBN:9780531289983
ISBN:053129028X (pbk.)
ISBN:9780531290286 (pbk.)
ISBN:0531206297 (hbk.)
ISBN:9780531206294 (hbk.)
Physical Description:48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 22 cm. print
Publisher:New York : Children's Press, c2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disaster on the reef : what happened in Prince William Sound? -- The aftermath : can spills ever be cleaned up? -- Human error : was the spill the result of one mistake, or many? -- Responsibility : was the Exxon Valdez oil spill unavoidable?