The Earth Dragon Awakes - The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906

Informationen zum Autor Laurence Yep is the acclaimed author of more than sixty books for young people and a winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. His illustrious list of novels includes the Newbery Honor Books Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate; The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee; and The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island, which he cowrote with his niece, Dr. Kathleen S. Yep, and was named a New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing" and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book.Mr. Yep grew up in San Francisco, where he was born. He attended Marquette University, graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and received his PhD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife, the writer Joanne Ryder. Klappentext Over the years the earth has moved many times under San Francisco. But it has been thirty-eight years since the last strong earthquake. People have forgotten how bad it can be. But soon they will remember. Based on actual events of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and told from the alternating perspectives of two young friends, the earth dragon awakes chronicles the thrilling story of the destruction of a city, and the heroes that emerge in its wake. Zusammenfassung Over the years the earth has moved many times under San Francisco. But it has been thirty-eight years since the last strong earthquake. People have forgotten how bad it can be. But soon they will remember. Based on actual events of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and told from the alternating perspectives of two young friends! the earth dragon awakes chronicles the thrilling story of the destruction of a city! and the heroes that emerge in its wake.

Product details

• Authors: Laurence Yep
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.03.2008
• EAN: 9780060008468
• ISBN: 978-0-06-000846-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 194 mm x 7 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION: People & Places / United States / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE FICTION: Science & Nature / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / 19th Century, JUVENILE FICTION: Science Fiction / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Art, JUVENILE FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / 21st Century, JUVENILE FICTION: Places / Middle East, JUVENILE FICTION: Places / United States