Most children have probably heard about the BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico. All children might have heard about the oil spill, but don't know all the details about it. This book gives great detail on the oil spill. This oil spill is that largest in United States history. This book is kind of sad but overall a great book. ( )

This book is about the gulf oil spill in 2010. It is about the clean up, effects, and what to do. I really enjoyed that it included a glossary.

Review copy from Lerner PublishingApril 2010: The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, about 50 miles off of the Louisiana coast. Eleven crew members died, and seventeen others were injured. The giant drilling rig burned for two days before it sank into the Gulf, but the worst damage was yet to come: the pipe from the oil well in the sea floor had broken and was leaking massive amounts of poisonous, thick oil. Ten days after the accident, the oil spill was the size of the state of Delaware! This is the story of how scientists, engineers, and oil rig crews worked together, trying many different ways to contain the oil spill, plug the well, and try to prevent more damage to the environment. Not everything worked well, and people and animals suffered because of the spill: people lost their jobs and homes, animals were killed when the toxic oil spread into their habitats, and in some areas, the environmental effects will last for years. Well-written and exceptionally well-designed, with excellent photos, graphs and maps, this is a timely story of disaster, hard work and tough choices. While avoiding the political controversy of the spill, Landau focuses on the environmental aspects and consequences. She includes short explanations of five other oil spill disasters, including the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, and the Persian Gulf spills during the Gulf War of the early 1990's. There is also a section about what students can choose to do to make a difference! 5th grade and up. ( )