The Great Chicago Fire

by Janet McHugh

Book Overview

Mary Fales woke suddenly to discover a strange glow lighting the night sky. Dry winds were spreading flames toward her house. She and her husband David needed to move fast to escape the spreading fire. InThe Great Chicago Fire, readers will meet many people like Mary and her husband who suddenly fled when a small barn fire ignited into one of the greatest urban disasters in U.S. history. In narrative detail, kids will see how firefighters fought desperately...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597163600
• ISBN13: 9781597163606
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Bearport Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 7