What Was the Great Chicago Fire?
What Was the Great Chicago Fire?
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What Was the Great Chicago Fire?

Written by Janet B. Pascal and Who HQ & illustrated by Tim Foley
Part of the What Was . . . ? Book Series
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8 - 12
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112
Page count
72
Words per page
720L
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Oct 25, 2016
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Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump the Chicago River twice. The Chicago Waterworks burned down, making it impossible to fight the fire. Finally after two days, Mother Nature took over, with rain smothering the flames. This overview of a stupendous disaster not only covers the fire but explores the whole history of fire fighting.

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Americahistoryscience and nature19th century1800-18491850-1899disastersfireshistorical firesChicago historythe Great Chicago Fire

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780399541582
    Publication Date
    October 25, 2016
    Publisher
    Penguin Workshop
    Original Publication Date
    October 25, 2016
    Page Count
    112
    Words Per Page
    72
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2016033766
    Lexile® Level
    720L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    186694
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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