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Format:
Book
Title:
Poisoned air : Bhopal, India
ISBN:
9781684022212
Publication:
New York, New York : Bearport Publishing, 2018.
Physical Description:
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Contents:
Night of horror -- A cloud of poison -- Business gone bad -- Cutting back on safety -- A huge explosion -- Panic at the plant -- Confusion at the hospitals -- From bad to worse -- Attending to the dead -- Who's to blame? -- Ignoring the problem -- The nightmare continues -- Fixing the future.
Summary:
One night in December 1984, the residents of Bhopal, India, woke up suddenly, gasping for breath. Aziza Sultan's room was filled with a white cloud: "I heard people shouting, 'Run! Run!' Then I started coughing. It seemed as if I was breathing in fire. My eyes were burning." What was causing this unbelievable horror? Poisoned Air: Bhopal, Indiatraces the tragic story of a city in India that became exposed to a deadly gas called methyl isocyanate, or MIC. Fascinating photos of the actual events, maps, and fact boxes enrich the compelling text. The personal and heart-breaking story will grip and inspire young readers.
Reading Level:
Age 5 to 8.
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