What was the San Francisco Earthquake?

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What was the San Francisco Earthquake?

Statement of responsibility

by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler ; illustrated by Ted Hammond

Creator

• trueHoobler, Dorothy

Contributor

• trueHoobler, Thomas
• Hammond, Ted

Author

• trueHoobler, Dorothy

Illustrator

• Hammond, Ted

Subject

• California -- San Francisco
• trueEarthquakes
• Earthquakes
• Earthquakes -- California | San Francisco -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• Fires
• trueFires
• Fires -- California | San Francisco -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• History
• JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature | Disasters
• JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature | Earth Sciences | Earthquakes & Volcanoes
• JUVENILE NONFICTION -- United States -- History | 20th Century
• Juvenile works
• trueNatural disasters
• San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• San Francisco Earthquake and Fire (California : 1906)
• trueSan Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
• San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Juvenile literature
• trueSan Francisco, California -- History -- 20th century
• 1900-1999
• California

Genre

• trueHistory
• Juvenile literature
• Juvenile works

Language

eng

Summary

"In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake. One early April morning in 1906, the people of San Francisco were jolted awake by a mammoth earthquake--one that registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale. Not only was there major damage from the quake itself but broken gas lines sparked a fire that ravaged the city for days. More than 500 city blocks were destroyed and over 200,000 people were left homeless. But the city quickly managed to rebuild, rising from the ashes to become the major tourist destination it is today. Here's an exciting recount of an incredible disaster"--

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• trueWhat was--?

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Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

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Dewey number

979.4/61051

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• Ages 8 to 12
• 720L

Intended audience source

Lexile

Interest level

MG

Literary form

non fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Nature of contents

bibliography

Reading level

5.1

Series statement

What was--?

Study program name

Accelerated Reader AR

Target audience

juvenile