Surviving the San Francisco Earthquake
Title | Surviving the San Francisco Earthquake PDF eBook |
Author | Joann Cleland |
Publisher | Rourke Educational Media |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009-08 |
Genre | Earthquakes |
ISBN | 9781606944394 |
Read This Graphic Illustrated Book And Live Through The Fear And Destruction Of The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 (I Survived #5)
Title | I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 (I Survived #5) PDF eBook |
Author | Lauren Tarshis |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 76 |
Release | 2012-03-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0545392616 |
The terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the page!Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new businesses and families move in every day from everywhere, and anything seems possible.But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken -- literally -- and he finds himself stranded in the middle of San Francisco as it crumbles and burns to the ground. Does Leo have what it takes to survive this devastating disaster?The I SURVIVED series continues with another thrilling story of a boy caught in one of history's most terrifying disasters!
Lily and the Great Quake
Title | Lily and the Great Quake PDF eBook |
Author | Veeda Bybee |
Publisher | Stone Arch Books |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1496587162 |
Just turned twelve, Lily is the oldest of the three children in her Chinese American family living in San Francisco when the 1906 earthquake hits; her family has survived the quake, but as the city starts to burn Lily and her younger brother are separated from the others and must get to the safety of Oakland across the bay and hope that the rest of their family and friends are there waiting for them--but between the fire and the anti-Chinese violence it is not certain that any of them will survive. Includes nonfiction backmatter, a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.
Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906
Title | Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906 PDF eBook |
Author | Gail Langer Karwoski |
Publisher | Perfection Learning |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780756967536 |
This book tells the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as seen through the eyes of Jacob, a 13-year-old Jewish boy who lives in a boardinghouse with his father and younger sister.
The Earth Dragon Awakes
Title | The Earth Dragon Awakes PDF eBook |
Author | Laurence Yep |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2006-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0060275243 |
Eight-year-old Henry and nine-year-old Chin love to read about heroes in popular "penny dreadful" novels, until they both witness real courage while trying to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Surviving the San Francisco Earthquake
Title | Surviving the San Francisco Earthquake PDF eBook |
Author | Jo Cleland |
Publisher | Rourke Educational Media |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009-08 |
Genre | Earthquakes |
ISBN | 9781606945483 |
Read graphic history and live through the fear and destruction of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree
Title | Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree PDF eBook |
Author | Lauren Tarshis |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2008-05-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1440631387 |
A heartwarming story from the author of the I SURVIVED series. Emma-Jean Lazarus is the smartest and strangest girl at William Gladstone Middle School. Her classmates don't understand her, but that's okay because Emma-Jean doesn't quite get them either. But one afternoon, all that changes when she sees Colleen Pomerantz crying in the girl's room. It is through Colleen that Emma-Jean gets a glimpse into what it is really like to be a seventh grader. And what she finds will send her tumbling out of a tree and questioning why she ever got involved in the first place.