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What Was the Great Chicago Fire?
Contributor(s): Pascal, Janet B. (Author), Who Hq (Author), Foley, Tim (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0399541586 ISBN-13: 9780399541582
Publisher: Penguin Workshop

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2016
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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Disasters

Dewey: 977.311

LCCN: 2016033766

Age Level: 8-11

Grade Level: 3-6

Lexile Measure: 720(Not Available)

Series: What Was...?

Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.3" W x 7.4" L (0.30 lbs) 112 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century

Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 186694
Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0

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Publisher Description:
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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