| Earthquake at Dawn Contributor(s): Gregory, Kristiana (Author) |
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ISBN: 015204681X ISBN-13: 9780152046811 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: Having survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, photographer Edith Irvine and her assistant, Daisy Valentine, documented the devastation. This true story includes many of Irvine's photos. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002191958 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Series: Great Episodes (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 8" (0.55 lbs) 194 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Locality - San Francisco, California - Cultural Region - Northern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 28279 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gregory, Kristiana: - KRISTIANA GREGORY is the author of Earthquake at Dawn, The Legend of Jimmy Spoon, and Jenny of the Tetons, which won a Golden Kite Award and was an NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. She began writing when she was eight years old. She has worked as a reporter, an editor, and a children's book reviewer. She lives with her family in Boise, Idaho. |