Earthquake in the Early Morning (Magic Tree House #24) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

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The year is 1906, the place is San Francisco. Annie and her brother, Jack, have just traveled here in their magic tree house, on a mission from Morgan le Fay, the mysterious magical librarian from King Arthur's time. In an effort to save Camelot, the children have already found three special kinds of writing for Morgan's library: something to follow (Civil War on Sunday), something to send (Revolutionary War on Wednesday), and something to learn (Twister on Tuesday). Now it's time to find "something to lend." It's a quiet, peaceful morning in San Francisco, and Annie is eager to start exploring. So eager, in fact, that she pulls Jack away from his research just before he would have learned a very important piece of information... All too soon, the siblings figure it out for themselves: they have arrived in this lovely city a moment before one of the biggest earthquakes the U.S. has ever known shakes the Bay Area to pieces! Stunned, Jack and Annie wander the streets, but quickly find a purpose. Lots of people need help transporting goods to safety, and many more are left without any idea where to go or what to do. But what about their mission? Will the kids find something to lend before the entire city goes up in flames?

Mary Pope Osborne's tremendously popular Magic Tree House series offers young readers a chance to immerse themselves in spellbinding adventures even as they learn about history. The terrible San Francisco earthquake is described with great historical accuracy, but with admirable age-appropriateness. (Ages 5 to 8) --Emilie Coulter

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Jack and Annie travel back to the morning of the great San Francisco earthquake. While they are there, they meet a reporter and help get some kids to safety.

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Books.......2007-05-09

My children love these books I didn't know if they would like them because they don't have alot of pictures. They just can't get enough

took over a month to receive it.......2007-05-07

waited for a month to receive the book.

Earthquake in the Early Morning.......2007-04-27

This book is fabulous.
One of the reasons I like it is because it talked about fires, earthquake and natural disaster. Another reason is because it was near our city! The last reason I liked it is because they lost their city but still had hope. I learned some exellent facts. I learned the fire burned 28,000 buildings! They had half a millon people there. The earthquake was called "The Great Shake". It was one of the biggest earthquakes ever! I would recommend this book for three reasons. The characters are fun. Jack likes the realistic and Annie likes the magic. The second reason is the excitement and learning wonderful facts.
Earthquake in the Early Morning is a excellent book.

MY BOY LOVES READING IT.......2007-01-07

My 1st grader hates to put it down, he would rather read Magic Tree House books, than play video games. He even reads them to his class and explains the story for show and tell. In his kindergarten class the teacher would also let him read the Magic Tree House books out loud, not to give her a break, but to promote reading out loud. Great books!

Earthquake in the early morning.......2005-12-20

I like this book because it is interesting.
It keeps you wondering whats going to happen next.
It is also very funny.
So you might want to read this book.

The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906

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Earth Dragon Awakes
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An exciting story that will appeal to children ages 8-12

The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
Laurence Yep
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
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ASIN: 0060275243
Release Date: 2006-04-04

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A gripping portrait of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake by Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner Laurence Yep.

When the quake subsides, Chin and Henry and their families are lucky to be alive. But now they must escape the fires that have broken out and find their way to safety–before it's too late.

Based on actual events and told from the alternating perspectives of two young friends, The Earth Dragon Awakes is a suspenseful novel about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake by Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep.

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Earth Dragon Awakes.......2007-09-24

This is an excellent young adult book. It is one of our Georgia Book Award Nominees for 2007-2008. It is a great way for kids to learn about what the earthquake was like from a young person's view point. The language of the book was very descriptive. You felt like you were there.

Everyday Heroes..........2006-08-01

THE EARTH DRAGON AWAKES features parallel narration from two young boys...one American, one Chinese-American. Two different neighborhoods, but one terrifying crisis overwhelms them all.

Ah Sing is the houseboy to the Travis family, his son, Chin, is friends with Henry Travis. They both share a common passion: secretly reading 'penny dreadfuls' adventure stories full of heroes and action-packed adventures. But little do they know that the true heroes are much closer to home.

When the earthquake strikes, the young boys see their fathers revealed as true heroes. Fighting for survival, the city brings out the best and worst of everyone. Some see an opportunity to make profit, and others devote their time to helping strangers.

It is an exciting read for young readers.

An exciting story that will appeal to children ages 8-12 .......2006-05-31

Chin and his father, Ah Sing, live in Chinatown with thousands of other Chinese immigrants. Ah Sing is a houseboy for Mr. Travis, a well-to-do banker who lives in a very nice San Francisco neighborhood with his wife and son, Henry. Henry and Chin are good friends; Henry shares his comic books with Chin, who is using them to learn how to read. Henry's parents and Ah Sing don't approve of the comic books their boys find so interesting.

Henry's dog, Sawyer, is very upset. He's whimpering and afraid, sensing that something is terribly wrong. Even the chickens in Ah Quon's butcher shop are skittish and frightened. What could be scaring the animals?

Over one-third of a million people are sleeping or just waking up around 5 A.M. on April 18, 1906 in the San Francisco area when the earthquake begins. Author Laurence Yep describes what it's like: "It is as if more than 18 million sticks of dynamite explode beneath them. That is more force than the atom bomb that struck Hiroshima."

At the Travis house Sawyer begins to howl. Henry hears a low rumble, then his books bounce off their shelves. Plaster drops off the walls and windows shatter. The house across the street falls apart.

Over in Chinatown the floor in Ah Sing's little apartment actually rolls under his feet. Boxes fall. Possessions are scattered everywhere. Windows shatter, and walls crack and crumble. Then the ceiling falls.

Imagine the chaos and destruction as houses tumble like flimsy paper cards. Water mains break. Thousands of people are trapped under falling rubble --- bricks, wood and plaster. Cable-car tracks are twisted and contorted. Fires are breaking out and spreading rapidly because there aren't enough firemen to fight that many fires. Those who are able to are helping rescue people, pets and a few belongings. Everyone is desperately trying to find a safe place.

This disaster is bringing out the best in most people, but also the worst as some folks are charging outrageous prices for the few supplies and what little transportation is available.

Henry and Chin's families experience many hazards and great uncertainty, but they do survive the earthquake and the fires. Both Henry and Chin are very proud of their fathers for the way they overcame the hardships and kept their families safe during the disaster.

--- Reviewed by Carole Turner

The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906: How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself

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The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906: How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself
Philip L. Fradkin
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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ASIN: 0520248201

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The first indication of the prolonged terror that followed the 1906 earthquake occurred when a ship steaming off San Francisco's Golden Gate "seemed to jump clear out of the water." This gripping account of the earthquake, the devastating firestorms that followed, and the city's subsequent reconstruction vividly shows how, after the shaking stopped, humans, not the forces of nature, nearly destroyed San Francisco in a remarkable display of simple ineptitude and power politics. Bolstered by previously unpublished eyewitness accounts and photographs, this definitive history of a fascinating city caught in the grip of the country's greatest urban disaster will forever change conventional understanding of an event one historian called "the very epitome of bigness."
Philip Fradkin takes us onto the city's ruptured streets and into its exclusive clubs, teeming hospitals and refugee camps, and its Chinatown. He introduces the people--both famous and infamous--who experienced these events, such as Jack and Charmian London, Enrico Caruso, James Phelan, and Abraham Ruef. He traces the horrifying results of the mayor's illegal order to shoot-to-kill anyone suspected of a crime, and he uncovers the ugliness of racism that almost led to war with Japan. He reveals how an elite oligarchy failed to serve the needs of ordinary people, the heroic efforts of obscure citizens, the long-lasting psychological effects, and how all these events ushered in a period of unparalleled civic upheaval.
This compelling look at how people and institutions function in great catastrophes demonstrates just how deeply earthquake, fires, hurricanes, floods, wars, droughts, or acts of terrorism can shape us.

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Disjointed, Poorly Written, Useless Info.......2007-01-28

I have no idea what the folks who highly rated this book were reading/thinking. This is not a good book about the 1906 SF earthquake. All over the map with useless info, particularly the post-earthquake SF government graft trials. This last info was pointless, long, boring and was never tied in by the author to either the 1906 earthquake or the direction of SF government since then. Stilted writing. Not an enjoyable read.

fact-filled, but overwritten........2006-06-27

I'm halfway through, and it's getting harder to choke down sentences such as:
"Like tufts of hair atop a bald head, two groups of structures would survive within the fire zone because of the actions of residents and employees."
I get it, but seriously, we're not far from "It was a dark and stormy night" territory here.

Time and time again, the author reaches for the cookie jar of bad metaphor without benefit of an editor to slap his hand away. The book, as a result, is bloated. (pardon me for adding my own, but I couldn't resist.)

Such writing, and the inclusion of apparently every anecdote the author could locate make the book a third longer than it needs to be.

Worth reading, but I wish a tough editor had read it before me.

Disjointed, not very compelling book........2006-05-15

After reading the above reviews, I choose this 1906 book over several others I had been looking at. This book is rather disjointed, nor does it capture the horror of that day in San Francisco. It does deal with the politics of the time, but this too skips about. I got to the end of the book without realizing the book was coming to a close, it just stopped. Overall, a boring overview of a national disaster.

Among the best and most thorough on the subject.......2006-02-07

I have nearly a complete degree in geology and one of my favorite topics was earthquakes and volcanoes. Like most individuals who enjoy studying this subject, the earthquake of 1906 is a must since it is one of the most heavily documented, particularly in photographic history, of any such event. I've read a number of books on the San Francisco quake, but this has got to be the best of its kind.

The author spent some time working though the material evidence that has been kept in libraries since the event in order to recreate a thorough account of the earthquake, as much a human event as a geological one. While many works on the 1906 earthquake cover the impressions of famous people present during the disaster-Barrymore, Caruso and others-and describe the deaths and the firestorms, few cover the details of the political situation before and after the earthquake and the denial mentality that worked to create this disaster and in fact that of the 1980s quake--and will probably pave the way to the disaster of the next one as well. The earthquake was downplayed to the point where the question was "what earthquake? We don't have earthquakes here," while the firestorm which occurred after it as a result of broken gas mains and power lines in the presence of a failed water distribution system was emphasized. After all, everyone has fires, and measures can be taken to prevent them. Nothing can be done about earthquakes, even their prediction remains elusive. Unfortunately the efforts of commercial and financial interests in restoring the areas' reputation as a good investment site competitive with neighboring cities in the area, contributed extensively to the boom that put San Francisco on the map again so soon. Destroying whole forests as far north as Washington state and the lives of thousands of horses, literally worked to death in order to rebuild the city in record time, these politically powerful individuals managed to create another risky city.

Amazing too was the political waltz that occurred both during and after the earthquake and fire storm. Pro- and anti-labor parties had been at one another's throats for some time, and the 1906 quake provided the impetus for a change in government that swept some people from power and others into office. As so often happens after a natural disaster-hurricaine Katrina being a case in point-much finger pointing occurred, an investigation was conducted, and at least one person was sent to jail.

Interesting especially is the author's citation of a number of personal accounts collected years later by a professor interested in the psychological impact of the earthquake on young people's lives. These reveal that what we call post-traumatic stress syndrome was a common event following the earthquake.

The book is a sweeping story of the end of an era for a California boom town. Now as ever, the weather is fantastic, the living leisurely--and the clock is ticking.

Santayana Was Wrong.......2005-12-04

It seems we are all doomed to repeat history whether we learn from the past or not.

I started reading The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906 a few days before Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. As a native Northern Californian who has experienced many earthquakes including the Loma Prieta Quake of 1989 (in which a portion of the Bay Bridge and a freeway overpass in Oakland collapsed), I found that the first part of the book made me recall my own experiences and wonder uneasily what I would do when the next catastrophic quake strikes. By the time I finished the book, all I could think about were the similarities to the 2005 hurricane and its aftermath.

Author Philip Fradkin states right away that "San Franciscans, not the inanimate forces of nature, were primarily responsible for the extensive chaos, damage, injuries, and deaths in the great earthquake and firestorms of 1906. Despite ... warnings, they were dismissive of the past and failed to prepare for the future. During the earthquake and fire, military and civilian officials reacted foolishly under great duress."

One aspect of both tragedies that seemed to strike a chord with many people was the reporting of widespread looting. While people were still stranded on their roofs or trapped in flooded hospitals and nursing homes in New Orleans in 2005, and while the fires raged in San Francisco and people were without shelter and water in 1906, many officials could only focus on the theft of personal property. Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco illegally issued military, police, and civilian deputies to shoot looters on sight. In San Jose, the mayor announced looters would be hanged.

Not surprisingly there were tragic consequences, including an account of a grocer who, seeing that his store was in the path of a fire, opened the doors and announced that anyone could take whatever they wanted before the fire destroyed everything. Some grateful people did and were bayoneted by a national guardsman who didn't know what was going on. The only widespread looting that could ever be verified turned out to be that of Chinatown by "respectable" (white) citizens. Law enforcement officials including national guardsmen didn't discourage the Chinatown looters and were even seen to be appropriating items for themselves. Although the Chinese consul-general complained to the governor, nothing was done to stop that looting. On the other hand, price gouging all over the Bay Area was rampant, but it was not considered looting, and no one was punished for it.

Chinatown was destroyed. It was a neighborhood many white San Franciscans resented and they saw an opportunity to move the Chinese population to the outskirts of the city. In scenes reminiscent of thousands of New Orleaneans being moved from the Superdome to the Astrodome to even more distant shelters, the Chinatown refugees were relocated several times immediately after the earthquake because white San Franciscans did not want Chinese neighbors, even temporarily. The Chinatown residents resisted moves to relocate them permanently to a less desirable part of town. They threatened to move away from San Francisco entirely and take their lucrative businesses and tax revenues with them. In the end, Chinatown was rebuilt exactly where it had been before the earthquake.

The story of the heroic efforts of the firefighters to put out the horrific fires has been told before but Fradkin tells it well, with some unexpected details. Water was at a premium with the intense heat of the fires turning streams from hoses into steam. Firefighters used any liquid they could find including vinegar, wine (it was Northern California, after all), and even soda water siphons.

About half of The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906 concerns the aftermath of the disasters: the relief effort, the rebuilding, the insurance claims, the political fallout, the blame, the effect on the people of the Bay Area.

Another truism is that history is written by the victors. Of course, there is no victor in a natural disaster, but the corollary is perhaps that history is written by the wealthy and the powerful. There are few first-hand accounts of the events of 1906 written by the poor or by the minorities. But Fradkin has pieced together a history that includes the stories of many who had been forgotten until now.

San Francisco: A Natural History (Images of America)

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San Francisco: A Natural History (Images of America)
Greg Gaar , and Ryder W. Miller
Manufacturer: Arcadia Publishing
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ASIN: 0738529877
Release Date: 2006-06-28

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The Â“realÂ” San Francisco lies below the streets, sidewalks, and buildings, hidden from view. This famous city is known for its beautiful setting of water, trees, hills, and beaches, but relatively few people know of its true natural state. Before it

was built up and paved over, the earth here was a diverse ecosystem of creeks, marshes, sand dunes, estuaries, and densely forested hills. Over this landscape roamed elk, rabbit, bears, bobcat, and mountain lion, and the now-crowded bayfront teemed with mollusks, otters, dolphins, and whales, while huge flocks of birds blocked out the sun overhead. Today, only about two percent of the cityÂ's natural areas remain as they were.

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Earthquake at Dawn
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Earthquake at Dawn
An excellent historical fiction book

Earthquake at Dawn (Great Episodes)
Kristiana Gregory
Manufacturer: Gulliver Books Paperbacks
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ASIN: 015204681X

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It's April 18, 1906, and a powerful earthquake has just rocked San Francisco. Photographer Edith Irvine and her assistant, Daisy Valentine, survive the tragedy. Armed with Edith's camera, the two women set out to document the devastation--even as buildings crumble around them and soldiers promise to shoot anyone trying to photograph the crippled city.
Based on the real-life experience of photographer Edith Irvine, this harrowing tale of bravery and survival includes many of Irvine's now-famous photographs.

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Earthquake at Dawn.......2005-10-24

This book was great from the very beginning. It is a story about a young photographer , Edith Ivrine, and her assistant, Daisy Valentine, traveling the world to take pitures an show Ediths prints of yosemite at a convention. Their first stop is in San Fransisco where they were planning to leave straight away to sail to Australia. But isntead they found themselves enduring the overwhemliing tragedy of the San Fransisco earthquake and fire. Edith uses this disaster to record the events happening, with her camera against the will of the police officers. This novel has you feel like you are walking the streets covered in crumbled buildings alongs side these two girls.

Book Riview.......2005-10-17

This book was exellent. Earthquake at dawn, while maintaining the readers interest through highly interesting events, is quite informative, giving information about the earthquake and a firsthand view of what it was like through the eyes of Daisy Valentine, Edith Irvine(a famous photographer)'s assistant. Daisy and Edith arrive in San Francisco hoping to catch a boat to Australia and travel around the world. Unfortunately, disaster strikes right before they dock, and the women find themselves in the middle of one of the biggest earthquakes in history. With the help of the McGregor and Somers families and their friend, Mary Exa, the women are forced to survive in the city by any means possible. Edith does her best to capture the ruins by photograph, but the mayor threatens to shoot anybody who dares to take pictures. An exciting, informative story, Earthquake at Dawn is the perfect book for anyone who wants to learn about the earthquake, or somebody who just wants something to read.

A great historical fiction novel.......2005-10-10

Earthquake at Dawn is a great book. It is about Edith Irvine, a dedicated photographer, and her 15-year-old assistant Daisy. On their way to Europe, the earthquake hits and they have to stop in San Francisco, which is mostly destroyed and collapsing. After the quake, a great fire erupts and several of the city's houses and buildings they had not already fallen burn to the ground. The two are separated from Edith's father, who was traveling with them, and they become friends with a few other survivors. Meanwhile, the mayor is creating even more trouble. Men and women are threatened to being shot for using toilets or electricity, and dynamite, in an attempt to stop the fire, is being set off. But, Edith documents the trip with her photographs, even though that could mean death if she was caught by the mayor, who doesn't want the rest of the country to know the real disaster that is happening in San Francisco. In this incredibly realistic novel, Kristiana Gregory tells the exciting story, based on a letter written by survivor Mary Exa Atkin Campbell and the real photographs taken by Edith Irvine. I would highly recommend this book.

Earthquake at Dawn.......2001-01-31

Kristiana Gregory really brings out Edith Irvine as a devoted photographer. Even in the midst of all the turmoil, she snaps 60 photos, possibly more! In this true-to-life novel, the famous San Francisco earthquake takes place, however, the quake is not the worst that happens! The fire that the quake created was. It lasted three days and killed an estimated five to ten thousand people. The mayor exploded dynamite to try to get rid of the fire, but the dynamite only created more. This novel also illustrates the annoying floor length dresses that the ladies of 1906 had to wear and the automobiles of Daisy's time. In some books earthquakes are made up just for entertainment. Not this one! This earthquake was real. The first shock was on April 18, 1906 and was recorded at 5:12:05 a.m. and it lasted for 45 seconds. There were 27 earthquakes that were actually recorded that day. Mary Exa Atkins Campbell told the earthquake's story.

An excellent historical fiction book.......2000-07-07

I really enjoyed the book Earthquake at Dawn. It's about the 1906 San Fransisco earthquake/fire that happened at dawn (hence the name Earthquake at Dawn). Even though it is historical fiction, it had a lot of true things that made it incredibly believable. Kristina Gregory definitely made the story good by adding some subplots that kept your interest. The subplots were real things too, like Edith and Daisy getting separated from their father, and Molly dying of lack of healthcare. This was a really good, captivating book which I think many people will cherish for years to come.

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A lovely piece which teaches kids about community

Our Community Garden
Barbara Pollak
Manufacturer: Beyond Words
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ASIN: 1582701091

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In this special garden, each child plants an item that reflects their personality and/or ethnic heritage. Barbara Pollak's delightful illustrations show what the children do there - from playing hide-and-seek around giant sunflowers and counting ladybugs to weeding, digging, and making compost mazes. The garden provides a venue for all the children and their families to gather and celebrate with a potluck of dishes made from the garden's harvest. Readers will enjoy following the progress of the garden and will be inspired to start one of their own.

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A lovely piece which teaches kids about community .......2004-10-12

How is a community garden different from a personal backyard garden? Our Community Garden is a first-person lyrical story which brings together the goals and experiences of one Audrey Aubergine and her friends, who tend their community garden and play together there. Add folk art colorful illustrations and warm drawings and you have a lovely piece which teaches kids about community garden fellowship as they read the story of working together.

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A gripping story of survival in the San Francisco Earthquake
A heartfelt account of disaster
Exciting, satisfying, realistic!

Earthquake : San Francisco 1906
Kathleen Duey , and Karen A. Bale
Manufacturer: Aladdin
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ASIN: 0689813082

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San Francisco -- April 18, 1906

Brendan O'Connor is delivering pastries to the bustling businesses and elegant hotels of San Francisco, dreaming that someday he will be a part of that life. Li Dai Yue is running from the isolated seciruty of Chinatown, distraught over the marriage her uncle has arranged for her. Chance throws them together on the day of the San Francisco earthquake. Can two strangers from such different worlds work together to survive the terror of crumbling buildings, fire, looting, and chaos?

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Rosslee's Fire Review.......2005-10-23

The book was a very interesting.I think that is becuase the authors used a cool tactic by switching the view from Li Dai Yue to Brendan O'Conner. Li Dai Yue is a Chinese girl you decided to runaway after here Uncle arranged a marige with some one who is much older then her. Brenden is a boy who is trying to risse out of poverty after it was dumped upon him when his parents died. When the earthquake hits Brendan is doing a delivery and Li Dai Yue is running from the man who's cart she hopped into to get away from her uncle. They stick together because neather really has a place to go. It is great book to read.

Mrs. Johnson's book project.......2004-10-21

My independent reading book was called "Survival Earthquake" by K.Duey and K.A Bale. The story takes place in San Francisco on the day of the great 1906 earthquake that shook the city. At the beginning of the book the authors introduce the two main characters and their very different lifestyles. The girl in the book is named Dai Yue and lives with her uncle in Chinatown. The boy in it is named Brendan and he has supported himself for almost all his life since his parents died.

Dai Yue's uncle wants her to marry a mean, old man just for his money but she doesn't want to, so she runs away into the city where she runs into Brendan and then the earthquake begins. Brendan and Dai Yue wander the city together, trying to stay safe from the earthquake. While they are wandering the city they meet a lady named Mrs. Agatha Toland and they help her push a wagon with her pet parrot in it to a refugee camp in the middle of the city. Breandan wants to stay at the camp but Dai Yue is afraid of all the soldiers. So they head back into the city and find an abandoned book store to spend the night in. In the morning they are awoken by rats biting them all over so they get up and run into the city and wander around lost for awhile, but they eventually get back to the camp they had seen before. Now Dai Yue wanted to go to the camp so they head in. But on their way in Brendan is accused with looting and is about to be shot when Mrs. Toland and a reporter who knew Brendan step to his defense and in the end Mrs. Toland becomes their guardian. That was a summary of this book.

I thought that this was a pretty good book. Firs, I liked it because is it a book that shows two different people working together to survive a crisis. It also is a wildly exciting book with them trying not to get crushed by buildings, burnt by fires, or get arrested and killed by soldiers. Finally, it has such a happy ending for a book that has almost no happiness in it. I think other people should read this book because it is very adventrous and it is a story based on something that really happened. I think this book would appeal to people who like adventrous stories from real history, between the ages of 10 and 13. That is why I liked this book and why I think other people should read it too.

A gripping story of survival in the San Francisco Earthquake.......2000-08-06

Brendan O'Conner and Li Dai Yue are both twelve-year-old orphans living in 1906 San Francisco, unhappy with the circumstances of their lives but able to do little or nothing to change them. But the similarities end there. Brendan is Irish and works as a delivery boy, dreaming of rising from the poverty that he lives in. Dai Yue is a Chinese immigrant whose uncle has arranged for her to marry a much older man. The morning of the terrible earthquake, they are thrown together by fate. Now they must overcome their staggering cultural differences if they are to survive the disaster around them. This was a story not only about surviving a disaster but about the friendship between two children who come from very different worlds. Highly reccomend if you enjoy disaster and historical stories.

A heartfelt account of disaster.......1999-02-06

This book is definately a page turner: I read it in 3 hours. The author does a really good job describing the feelings of both characters. You really feel like you're there. Definately reccomended for 4-8th graders.

Exciting, satisfying, realistic!.......1999-01-30

Having lived through several scary earthquakes, I can vouch for the fact that Brendan and Li DaiYue's responses to the San Francisco earthquake are right on target. But by cooperating, they keep their heads and triumph against the odds. Survival is a great series.

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Earthquake
Milly Lee
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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ASIN: 0374419469
Release Date: 2006-02-21

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This morning the earth shook
and threw us from our beds.
We were not hurt, just stunned.
Drawers spilled, dishes crashed,
pots and pans clanged as
they fell.
Ancestral portraits flew off
the walls.

Milly 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.

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The Natural World of San Francisco
Harold Gilliam
Manufacturer: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
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1906 The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

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1906 The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
Darrell Heppner
Manufacturer: Airleaf Publishing
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Earthquake Days: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake & Fire in 3-D

ASIN: 1594534152

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On April 16th, 2006, San Francisco and the world will remember and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire! It was an awesome event for its time and place. The 1906 Earthquake measured 8.25 on the Richter Scale and lasted around a minute and a half. In was 50 times more powerful than the 1989 "World Series Earthquake" which measured a mere 6.7 and lasted only 15 seconds. One must remember that the Richter Scale is logarithmic to the base of ten; in other words, 8.25 is 10 times more powerful than 7.25 and 100 times more powerful than 6.25! The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake was one of the most powerful ever measured anywhere on the Earth. The damage was so severe and the displacement of the Earth so great that seismologists were forced to fundamentally change their theories of the destruction potential of earthquakes and the faults which cause them. In places, the ground moved as much as 18 feet horizontally. This book tells the story in works and full page photographs. In Chapter One, you will see the City as it was before the earthquake. Chapter Two is "the earth in agony and the sky burning." Chapter Three features side by side photos of major buildings before the events and after them. Chapter Four is the City rising from the ashes and the rebuilding of the City. All of the photographs come from albums and glass negatives in the author's collection. The albums were collected by his wife, Anne, many years ago while living in San Francisco. The box of 68 original glass negatives were discovered by the author about five years at an Alameda flea market one Sunday morning. This Centennial Edition contains 116 full page photographs.

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