Grade 3-5. Full-color photographs and a crisp layout accompany information on many aspects of outdoor fires, including the history of fire, chemical and environmental factors, visual and textual descriptions, and how wildfires are fought. One section describes how to prevent them. Particularly useful are the full-color diagrams on radiation, convection, and conduction. This title fits well between Gail Gibbons's Fire! Fire! (HarperCollins, 1984) for younger readers and Leigh Wood's Fires (21st Century, 1994) for older readers. A vivid look at a hot topic.?Ellen M. Riordan, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, MD
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Gr. 3^-7. Dramatic color photographs accompany Cone's focused look at the causes, types, and effects of wildfires. After identifying the fire triangle--the elements of heat, fuel, and oxygen required to ignite and maintain a fire--the text describes not only the various ways that heat transfers from its source to its fuel but also the types of fires, the effect of climate on fires, and the modern means of combating wildfires. The ecological benefits of wildfires are recognized and cautions for preventing unplanned fires as well as facts about historic devastating ones conclude the attractively presented, highly informative study. Ellen Mandel --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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