About this title: The Newbery Honor author ("Dragon's Gate") offers a gripping portrait of the 1906 earthquake that shook San Francisco, based on actual events and told from the alternating perspectives of two young friends.
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Date Published: 2006-04-01
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Date Published: 2008
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Date Published: 2006
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Date Published: 2006
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Description: Brand New. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 128 pages. 8.50 x 6.00 x 0.50 in. 9.6 oz. 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. 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 ... read more
Binding: Library Binding
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2006
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Date Published: 2006
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"Yep, L. (2006). The earth dragon awakes. New York: Harper Collins.
Summary: A fictionalized account of a true event, told from the viewpoint of 8-year-old Henry (Caucasian) and his friend, 9-year-old Chin (Chinese-American) as they experience the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. This powerful story is based on historical facts and accounts. The layout of the story jumps from chapter to chapter between the two protagonists' viewpoints, which can get a little confusing at times (especially when it becomes one page per chapter!). The boys believe the "heroes" they read about in comic books encompass what they aspire to be, yet after experiencing the massive destruction and horror of the earthquake, both boys learn that there are true heroes much closer to home. The Afterward contains facts and figures from the San Francisco Earthquake as well as Lawrence Yep's own connection to this natural disaster that changed the city in the spring of 1906. There is also a section of "Selected Reading" and historical photos (with captions) of the destruction.
Reviews/Awards: Horn Book Magazine 7/1/2006 School Library Journal 5/1/2006 Booklist 3/1/2006 S.C. Children's Book Award Nominee 2008 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee 2007-2008
Curriculum Connection: * Earth Science in 4th grade: a must-read for students "investigating the changing earth" (Jeffco science unit #3, connected to 4.1E Colorado standard): "students learn that the surface of the Earth is constantly changing by natural processes and by the actions of people." Students can model how the earthquake came about using manipulatives.
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