Survival is the central theme to the fall Iola Reads project, which has launched this month.
Three books from the “I Survived” series by Lauren Tarshis — “I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906,” “I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011” and “I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916” — are being featured.
Because the books are geared for younger children, there will be no general community distribution of books in the Iola Reads tubs placed around town.
Still, the books are available at the Iola Public Library and…
