Includes bibliographical references (page 48) and index.
Summary
Provides an account of the devastating oil spill that began on April 20th, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect. It claimed eleven lives and is considered the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry.
Audience
Grades 3-6.
Contents
Drilling oil in the gulf -- The nightmare well -- Attempts to stop the spill -- Out of work -- Effects on wildlife -- Last efforts and legacy.