Great fire by Murphy, Jim 

Paperback(Scholastic, 2006)

BTSB #: 664944 Available

Dewey: 977.3/NAges: 9-12   
AR: 7.6 UG RC: 6.9 6-8 Lexile: 1130

Genres:

Subjects: Fires - Illinois - Chicago - History|y19th century Chicago (Ill.) - History|yTo 1875

Summary: Describes the fire that swept through Chicago in 1871 through the eyes of those survivors who wrote about their experiences in books, newspaper and magazine articles, or letters to friends.

Great fire by Murphy, Jim 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2008)

BTSB #: P00452 Available

Dewey: 977.3/NAges: 10-13   


Genres:

Subjects: Fires - Illinois - Chicago - History|y19th century Chicago (Ill.) - History|yTo 1875

Summary: Personal accounts of survivors and careful research helped construct a narrative of how the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to rebuild their city after the devastating fire of 1871.

What was the Great Chicago Fire? [What Was?]by Pascal, Janet B. 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2016)

BTSB #: 694986 Available

Dewey: 977.3/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 5 MG RC: 4.4 3-5 Lexile: 720 F&P: T

Genres:

Subjects: Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 Fires Chicago (Ill.) - History|yTo 1875

Summary: 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.

What was the Great Chicago Fire? [What Was?]by Pascal, Janet B. 

BTSB Prebound(Grosset & Dunlap, 2016)

BTSB #: 694988 In Bindery

Dewey: 977.3/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 5 MG RC: 4.4 3-5 Lexile: 720 F&P: T

Genres:

Subjects: Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 Fires Chicago (Ill.) - History|yTo 1875

Summary: 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.