Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
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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.
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Laurence Yep is a two-time Newbery Honor winner, a recipient of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and a nominee for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He is the author of over sixty books, including the bestselling Isabelle American Girl of the Year titles. Joanne Ryder has published over seventy books and received numerous awards for her nature writing and poetry. This is her first book starring a dragon and her first collaboration with Laurence Yep, who has many dragon books to his credit.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780060008468
- Publication Date
- March 25, 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Page Count
- 117
- Words Per Page
- 148
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 156814898
- Lexile® Level
- 510L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~N
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.7
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 2
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 106102
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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