The Great Fire
Jim Murphy's Newbery Honor Book available for the first time in paperback."Vivid firsthand descriptions by persons who lived through the 1871 Chicago fire are woven into a gripping account... Absorbing and riveting reading." The Horn Book, starred review
Jim Murphy's Newbery Honor Book available for the first time in paperback."Vivid firsthand descriptions by persons who lived through the 1871 Chicago fire are woven into a gripping account... Absorbing and riveting reading." The Horn Book, starred review
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780439203074 (0439203074)
Publish date: October 1st 2006
Publisher: Scholastic Books
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
History,
Urban Fantasy,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Juvenile,
American,
Middle Grade,
American History,
Chapter Books
As can be seen in my review of the book edition, Murphy showed me that juvenile non-fiction could actually be worth something. He doesn't talk down to the reader but instead creates a very comprehensive and concise history book. So I was anxious to see how it stood up as an audiobook and I have to...
*5 Stars*Before reading another of his Children's history books, I had written off non-fiction history books labeled for Children or YA because...they JUST WEREN'T GOOD! They wrote down to their readers, as if people without at least a college education couldn't hope to comprehend anything "history"...
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