I survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871, by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrated by Scott Dawson
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I survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871, by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrated by Scott Dawson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
resource.interestGradeLevel
Appeals to 2nd-4th graders
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
I survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871
Nature of contents
bibliography
resource.readingGradeLevel
Reading level grade 4
Responsibility statement
by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrated by Scott Dawson
Series statement
I survived, #11
Summary
Oscar Starling never wanted to come to Chicago. But then Oscar finds himself not just in the heart of the big city but in the middle of a terrible fire! No one knows exactly how it began, but one thing is clear: Chicago is like a giant powder keg about to explode. An army of firemen is trying to help, but this fire is a ferocious beast that wants to devour everything in its path, including Oscar! Will Oscar survive one of the most famous and devastating fires in history?
Target audience
juvenile
resource.variantTitle
Great Chicago Fire, 1871
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- Juvenile works
- Fires -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction
- Adventure fiction
- Fiction
- To 1875
- History
- Historical fiction
- Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 -- Fiction
- Fires -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Juvenile fiction
- Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 -- Juvenile fiction
- Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
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- Subject13
- Juvenile works
- Fires -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction
- Adventure fiction
- Fiction
- To 1875
- History
- Historical fiction
- Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 -- Fiction
- Fires -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Juvenile fiction
- Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 -- Juvenile fiction
- Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
- Content1
- Author1
- Illustrator1
- Is Part Of1