The Great Fire Lib/E (Audiobook)

from electrascaife

An okay introduction for middle grade students to the Chicago fire and its immediate aftermath. Not exactly gripping, as I would think it certainly could have been, but it also seems to be pitched at just the right level in the amount of content and detail it gives.

from nmhale

This children's nonfiction account of the great fire that devastated Chicago is a wonderful resource for kids and adults. The retelling focuses on the adventures of four different people involved in different ways with the catastrophe, branching out to give more factual information where appropri...

from nmhale

This children's nonfiction account of the great fire that devastated Chicago is a wonderful resource for kids and adults. The retelling focuses on the adventures of four different people involved in different ways with the catastrophe, branching out to give more factual information where appropri...

from cmesa1

The great fire occured in 1871 in Chicago. It began one Sunday evening whena small fire broke out inside the O'learys' barn. People ignored the danger signals. However is hard not to pay attention and ignored the signs when the enitre city is basically built of wood. This was a devasting experien...

from bdharrel

The Great Fire is an amazing book and highly recommended for middle school students.The book explains why Chicago, a city built mainly of wood, was vulnerable to being wiped out by fire and how everything went wrong on the night of the disaster. The book retells the stories of a few of the surviv...