Bibliograph

Earthquake!, on a peaceful spring morning disaster strikes San Francisco, text by Shelley Tanaka ; paintings by David Craig ; historical consultation by Gladys Hansen

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Earthquake!, on a peaceful spring morning disaster strikes San Francisco, text by Shelley Tanaka ; paintings by David Craig ; historical consultation by Gladys Hansen

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Earthquake!

Responsibility statement

text by Shelley Tanaka ; paintings by David Craig ; historical consultation by Gladys Hansen

Series statement

A day that changed America

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 5.8, 1.0, 85434

Sub title

on a peaceful spring morning disaster strikes San Francisco

Summary

On the early morning of April 19, 1906, the city of San Francisco was struck by a devastating earthquake that crumpled buildings, cracked water mains, broke gas pipes, and sent kerosene lamps flying. Fires quickly engulfed most of the city, leaving exhausted civilians to fight the flames with well water, sewer water, and old rags. Despite valiant rescue efforts, estimates place the death toll at around 3,000. Using never-before-published survivor narratives and informational sidebars, Earthquake! reveals the full story of one of the greatest disasters in American history

Target audience

juvenile

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