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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherNational Geographic School Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN-100374399646
ISBN-139780374399641
eBay Product ID (ePID)1906325
Product Key Features
Book TitleEarthquake
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEnglish As a Second Language, Action & Adventure / General, General, People & Places / United States / General, People & Places / United States / Asian American
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes, Choi, Yangsook
GenreForeign Language Study, Juvenile Fiction
AuthorDeborah J. Short, Alfredo Schifini, Josefina Villamil Tinajero, Milly Lee
Book SeriesAvenues Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight5.1 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN00-026213
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"A good way to introduce the youngest of readers to a calamitous event . . . The illustrations' sculptured forms and geometric shapes make a pattern of stability against dark vistas of smoke, fire, and destruction . . . Enabling young readers to take in the scene and still find reassurance and comfort." -Kirkus Reviews "A good book to use in introducing a unit about earthquakes and their effects on people and the land. The Author's Note provides additional background to the story." Library Talk "Yangsook Choi captures the depth of Lee's family memories through her beautifully painted imagery . . . It is reassuring for children to understand that though natural disasters occur, cities and families are rebuilt and reborn." Pacific Reader: An Asian Pacific North American Review of Books
Grade FromKindergarten
Grade ToSecond Grade
Dewey DecimalE
SynopsisMilly Lee's mother was eight years old in 1906, when San Francisco was shaken by a powerful earthquake. Buildings fell, fires flared, and the city burned for several days. This is the stirring story of one Chinese American family who had to leave their home in Chinatown on that early morning to join hundreds of other refugees making their way to safety.