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The Exxon Valdez

The Oil Spill Off the Alaskan Coast (Disaster!)

by Thomas Streissguth, Gil Chandler

Cover of The Exxon Valdez

Describes the oil tanker Exxon Valdez, the events that led up to its disastrous oil spill in 1989, and the effects of the spill on the Alaskan environment.

AccidentsEnvironmental aspectsEnvironmental aspects of Oil spillsExxon Valdez (Ship)Juvenile literatureOil spillsTankersChildren's Books/Ages 4-8 NonfictionJuvenile NonfictionPrince William Sound RegionChildren: Grades 3-4Environmental Science