| The Great Chicago Fire Contributor(s): McHugh, Janet (Author) |
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ISBN: 1597163600 ISBN-13: 9781597163606 Publisher: Bearport Publishing OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: Mary Fales woke suddenly to discover a strange glow lighting the night sky. Dry winds were spreading flames toward her house. She and her husband David needed to move fast to escape the spreading fire. In The Great Chicago Fire, readers will meet many people like Mary and her husband who suddenly fled when a small barn fire ignited into one of the greatest urban disasters in U.S. history. In narrative detail, kids will see how firefighters fought desperately to contain the blaze as businesses and homes burned to cinders. Despite efforts of rescuers and citizens, it took a cold rain to finally extinguish the flames. A series of primary-source quotes from actual survivors reveal the human drama, while a "Profiles" section lists key players in fighting the fire. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Disasters |
| Dewey: 977.311 |
| LCCN: 2006026706 |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Series: Code Red (Bearport) |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 8" W x 10.26" (0.69 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 113328 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mary Fales woke suddenly to discover a strange glow lighting the night sky. Dry winds were spreading flames toward her house. She and her husband David needed to move fast to escape the spreading fire. In The Great Chicago Fire, readers will meet many people like Mary and her husband who suddenly fled when a small barn fire ignited into one of the greatest urban disasters in U.S. history. In narrative detail, kids will see how firefighters fought desperately to contain the blaze as businesses and homes burned to cinders. Despite efforts of rescuers and citizens, it took a cold rain to finally extinguish the flames. A series of primary-source quotes from actual survivors reveal the human drama, while a Profiles section lists key players in fighting the fire. |