Quake! Lib/E: Disaster in San Francisco, 1906 Contributor(s): Karwoski, Gail Langer (Author), Bregy, Terry (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1935430513 ISBN-13: 9781935430513 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 7.1" W x 6.3" (0.95 lbs) 4 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Northern California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - San Francisco, California |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Buildings were weaving in and out. The street pitched like a stormy sea. Bricks were raining down all around him. The ground shook with such violence that Jacob thought the world had come to an end. In award-winning author Gail Langer Karwoski's stirring fictional account of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, young listeners will relive the drama of the actual event and its devastating aftermath through the courageous survival of a young boy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bregy, Terry: - Terry Bregy is a narrator of children's and young adult books. Some of his published credits include Morning Girl, Paddle-to-the-Sea, and Across Five Aprils. Karwoski, Gail Langer: -Gail Langer Karwoski is the award-winning author of numerous books for young readers, including Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906. She has written historical novels and nonfiction for kids in grades four through nine, as well as picture books about nature. Curiosity inspires her writing, and research helps her stories grow. Gail taught public school for thirteen years, teaching high school, middle school and elementary school classes in English, reading, and creative writing, as well as gifted classes. When she isn't clicking away on her keyboard, you can often find this former teacher visiting schools and libraries. She lives in Georgia with her university-professor husband and three bossy cats. Gail's grownup kids and granddaughter, Clementine, live in California. |