Real-life Disasters by Susan Martineau
Home of the original DISASTER DOSSIER (bum-bum-buuuummm!).
Real-life Disasters is the best-selling children’s book from Blue Peter Award-winning author Susan Martineau that encourages kids to find facts and develop their critical-thinking skills. Why do disasters happen, and how they be predicted or prevented? From natural mega-eruptions to terrifying man-made catastrophes, take a look inside the Dossier to find out what REALLY happened in these real-life disasters.
Exciting podcast episodes
Joseph and Katie talk through disasters from the book and guide kids through the evidence. We invite all our fellow investigators to get their hands on a copy so they can join in!
Interactive Disaster Dossiers
Vicky Barker’s vibrant and whimsical illustrations plonk kids down right in front of an open Disaster Dossier! They can sift through the facts, timelines, and notes themselves, then come up with some questions of their own to investigate!
Kid contributors
Why do we want to hear from our listeners? Because we know you’ve got something to say! When looking for answers, you can never have too much information. Every fact is a piece of evidence that helps us develop a better understanding of history so that we can learn from it!
Dive into DISASTER
Join us on our journey as Joseph and Katie explore historical disasters, uncovering fascinating facts. Your curiosity can help us grow our comprehensive DISASTER DOSSIER!