1. Natural disasters and “they poured fire on us from the sky” Susana Javier Alexia Hernandez Milagros Victoria Elizabeth Diaz Reynalda Ruiz

2. “ The poured fire on us from the sky” Three examples of natural disasters from the book 1. The desert 2. Dangerous wild animals 3. The famine

3. 1.) The desert In the book Benson, Alepho, and Benjamin talk about crossing the desert many times and all the dangers in it. They say that there are many wild animals and that they saw many people die because of the heat, thirst, or hunger. Many times they almost died crossing the desert.

4. 2.) Dangerous wild animals There are many times that wild animals are mentioned in the book. For example when the lioness went every night to Benson's home. Many animals that they talk about we would never have to face but yet they did.

5. 3.) The famine Around the end of the book Alepho talks about a famine. The famine made the food rations smaller and people got very sick. Along with famine they were facing a lack of fuel. Without fuel they could not cook the little bit of food they did have.

6. Current events Three examples of recent natural disasters 1. The earthquake in Haiti 2. The 15 tornadoes in Illinois 3. The oil spill

7. Earthquake in Haiti The earthquake in Haiti violated many human rights such as the right to a home. The earthquake in Haiti destroyed a lot of homes and killed so many people. The people in Haiti died mainly because they don’t have any medical supplies.

8. 2.) 15 tornadoes 15 tornadoes hit Illinois and ruined everything in their paths. The tornadoes were so bad that the places they hit were said to be danger zones. Many people died in those tornadoes.

9. 3.) The oil spill The oil spill in the gulf of Mexico has killed many helpless animals and is still killing them. Birds that are just trying to catch a fish don’t come out of the water after they’ve gone in. the oil has effected many people who make a living off fishing. They cant sell any fish they catch because the fish have all been contaminated by the oil

10. Ways we could help One way we could help with the oil spill is by donating our time to help clean off the animals who have been in the oil. We could help the people in Haiti by donating money to the red cross so they could get medical supplies or donate it to buy materials to rebuild the homes of the people. We could do the same with the tornadoes or we could help the people clean everything up to rebuild their homes.