Disasters by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics, written by Steve Jenkins, reviewed by Katy Golden

Summary:  This non-fiction book explains the causes, effects, and extremes of natural disasters throughout the world, sorted into four sections: earth, weather, life, and space. Each disaster is treated to a two-page spread in the style of an Eyewitness non-fiction book: Every page is filled with colorful pictures, graphs, or diagrams explained by small paragraphs of text.

Straight Talk for Librarians:  If you're looking for a non-fiction book with high appeal for everyone, this colorful collection of disaster-themed infographics will fit the bill. Use it for a unit on non-fiction text features - you'll find every variety of graphs, charts, maps, timelines, and diagrams you can think of - or to satisfy a reader's curiosity about any number of natural disasters. Ranging from the more commonly known phenomena such as earthquakes and tornadoes, to lesser known dangers such as locusts and space disasters, and even including contemporary issues such as pandemics and climate change, this book leaves no disaster unexplored. COVID-19 is mentioned as "a new threat" under pandemics, and wearing a mask is identified as the best way to protect against it.