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Great fire
Author: Murphy, Jim

Publisher: Scholastic (2006)

Dewey: 977.3
Classification: Nonfiction
Physical Description: 144 p., ill., maps, 26 cm

BTSB No: 664944

ISBN: 9780590472678

Ages: 9-12

Grades: 4-7

Subjects:
Fires -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875

Price: $12.29

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.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: UG
   Reading Level: 7.60
   Points: 4.0   Quiz: 14532

Reading Counts Information:
   Interest Level: 6-8
   Reading Level: 6.90
   Points: 7.0   Quiz: 04751

Awards:
Newbery Honor, 1996
Orbis Pictus Award, 1996

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (+) (04/15/95)
   School Library Journal (+)
   Booklist (+) (06/01/95)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (+) (00/00)
The Hornbook (+) (00/00)

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