Laura and the Great Quake

Laura and the Great Quake
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 20
Release: 1999
Genre: Assisi (Italy)
ISBN: 9780021852154

Laura is visiting Assisi when a devastating earthquake strikes.

Lily and the Great Quake

Lily and the Great Quake
Author: Veeda Bybee
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496587162

Just turned twelve, Lily is the oldest of the three children in her Chinese American family living in San Francisco when the 1906 earthquake hits; her family has survived the quake, but as the city starts to burn Lily and her younger brother are separated from the others and must get to the safety of Oakland across the bay and hope that the rest of their family and friends are there waiting for them--but between the fire and the anti-Chinese violence it is not certain that any of them will survive. Includes nonfiction backmatter, a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.

Lily and the Great Quake

Lily and the Great Quake
Author: Veeda Bybee
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496587170

Lily is a twelve-year-old Chinese American girl living in San Francisco's Chinatown when an earthquake destroys her home and sets her neighborhood on fire. Separated from her parents, Lily must help her younger brother and neighbor escape San Francisco. As the city burns, Lily struggles to keep her group close as they face peril and racism. Will Lily be reunited with her parents and make it across the bay to the safety of Oakland? Readers can learn the real story of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake from the nonfiction backmatter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.

The Earth Dragon Awakes

The Earth Dragon Awakes
Author: Laurence Yep
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2006-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060275243

Eight-year-old Henry and nine-year-old Chin love to read about heroes in popular "penny dreadful" novels, until they both witness real courage while trying to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Quake Dogs

Quake Dogs
Author: Laura Anne Sessions
Publisher:
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2013
Genre: Canterbury Earthquake, N.Z., 2010
ISBN: 9781775534082

Strange-but-true dog stories from the Christchurch earthquakes, with beautiful photographs illustrating each story. A collection of stories about Christchurch dogs and the earthquakes - true tales of heroism, odd and quirky stories, funny stories, sad stories - stories that will surprise you, make you chuckle or make you go awwww. Includes stories of USAR dogs that worked in the central city right after the February earthquake; Guinness, the unofficial mascot of the Student Volunteer Army; Nemo who has a special gift for predicting earthquakes; dogs who were rescued and dogs who rescued others; and the uncanny knowledge that a number of dogs showed in their efforts to find their owners. Dogs have been a huge comfort to their owners in Christchurch. The intensity of the earthquake experience has heightened the wordless connection between people and their dogs, and their understanding of each others' emotions. Part of the proceeds from the book help support one of the organisations that helped to save many dogs following the earthquakes.HUHA is a national organisation that works to rescue and re-home animals around the country, and they went to Christchurch three times to take more than 70 dogs plus numerous other animals to safe and loving homes elsewhere in the country.

Quake!

Quake!
Author: Gail Langer Karwoski
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2011-05-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1561456101

A boy and his dog navigate dangerous rubble, prejudices, and survival in this riveting fictional account of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. It's before daybreak in San Francisco on April 18, 1906. Mourning the loss of his mother, thirteen-year-old Jacob Kaufman slips out of the cramped boarding house where he lives with his immigrant father and little sister Rosie. Why couldn't Papa just let him keep the stray dog—the one thing that has made him happy in months? But he forgets all his frustrations when the ground beneath his feet begins to rumble. Buildings collapse, and the street splits wide open as Jacob runs for safety from a devastating earthquake. With just his dog, he embarks on a perilous search for shelter, food and water, and missing loved ones while grappling with his Jewish traditions and fighting prejudices against a new Chinese friend. In Gail Langer Karwoski's stirring fictional account of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, young readers will relive the drama of the actual event and its devastating aftermath. An author's note carefully separates fact from fiction, giving young readers a glimpse into one of the worst earthquakes in modern history.

Quake!

Quake!
Author: Joe Cottonwood
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 166
Release: 1996
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780590222334

With their parents away at the 1989 World Series, fourteen-year-old Franny, her younger brother, and their cousin try to cope with the frightening events following an earthquake that destroys their home on Loma Prieta mountain.

San Francisco - April 18,1906

San Francisco - April 18,1906
Author: Laura Zieman
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 1420882899

The scene is set, a beautiful spring morning in San Francisco, just a few days after the Easter holiday. Spring flowers bloom, erasing the tedium of winter. The air is crisp and clean, a soft bay breeze escorts the gulls soaring above. A new day is dawning, and the city is awakening. Paperboys prepare to deliver the morning news, vendors hitch their horses to their produce carts, streets are washed down, and the smell of coffee from the roastery permeates the air. April 18, 1906, one hundred years ago. What started as a beautiful spring day soon turned into a nightmare for the citizens of San Francisco. The devastating quake struck with such a force as to throw people from their beds, split open streets, crumble monumental buildings, and render the city helpless, all within a few seconds. With a damaged infrastructure, the fire that erupted consumed all in its path, turning this once glorious city into a pile of ashes. The story of this cataclysmic quake and subsequent fire is told through the eyes of a young girl named Bina who lived through this tumultuous time. She became fascinated with the images of the postcards depicting the sights and events she experienced, and with the help of family and friends put together the scrapbook presented within these pages.

The Quake

The Quake
Author: Eirlys Hunter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 150
Release: 1999-01
Genre: Children's stories, New Zealand
ISBN: 9781869434267

A story for young readers. An earthquake hits Wellington when Hannah is in the bath. The lights are out, her mum and dad are out, and Hannah has to look after little Ollie and find Alex who is hurt. There's much damage all around, and people killed too. From the publisher's 'Extreme' series.