Can You Survive the Great San Francisco Earthquake? (You Choose: Disasters in History)

by Ailynn Collins (Author)

The date is April 18, 1906. The city of San Francisco has just been rocked and shaken by a huge earthquake. Even worse, the quake causes huge fires to break out across the city.

Can you escape your damaged home before it collapses? Will you join the firefighters as they try to save the city from the devastating fires? Will you be accused of looting after helping a boy escape from some rubble? With dozens of possible choices, it's up to YOU to survive one of the worst earthquakes ever recorded.

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Gr 4-6--These interactive history adventures offer readers three different characters to follow through the disaster, making over a dozen choices to try and survive. Each character is based on actual records of survivors and victims of the original event, and those individuals are identified in the back matter. Illustrations and photos, some of them archival, emphasize the destruction and devastation of the disaster. Suggested reading and websites for further investigation are offered. Other extras include information on how earthquakes or hurricanes are rated, advances in weather forecasting, or the importance of Red Cross relief efforts. Besides the opportunity to explore each of the possible choices within the narrative, there are also a few additional scenarios suggested in "Other Paths to Consider." VERDICT Would work well with a unit on natural disasters or as individual reading for history buffs.

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Ailynn Collins
Ailynn Collins has written many books for children, from stories about aliens and monsters, to books about science, space, and the future. These are her favorite subjects. She has an MFA in writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University and has spent many years as a teacher. She lives outside Seattle with her family and 5 dogs. When she's not writing, she enjoys participating in dog shows and dog sports.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781666323573
Lexile Measure
630
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication date
January 01, 2022
Series
You Choose: Disasters in History
BISAC categories
JNF025210 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/20th Century
JNF002000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers
JNF051160 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Disasters
Library of Congress categories
History
20th century
California
Historical fiction
San Francisco (Calif.)
Fires
Earthquakes
San Francisco
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 19
Plot-your-own stories
Choose-your-own stories

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