--If you lived at the time of the Great San Francisco Earthquake
By: by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Richard Williams
Contributors: Williams, Richard, ill
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Published: 1987
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9780590403726; 9780590437981
Subjects: San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906; Juvenile literature; Earthquakes
Other titles: Great San Francisco Earthquake
Description: This book takes you to San Francisco, California, shortly before, during and after the great earthquake of April 18, 1906.
Table of contents: title: What did San Francisco look like after the earthquake?; title: Who was up at the time of the quake?; title: What did people do when the quake struck?; title: How many people died?; title: What did the earthquake sound like?; title: What did the earthquake look like?; title: What did the earthquake feel like?; title: How big was the earthquake?; title: Were there any warnings that an earthquake was coming?; title: How did animals act when the quake hit?; title: Were there any exciting rescue stories?; title: Were any animals saved in the nick of time?; title: What things in your house would you try to save?; title: How would you carry the things you saved?; title: Where would you live if your house was destroyed?; title: How would you get food and clothing?; title: What would you do if you were lost?; title: Did anyone send help to the people of San Francisco?; title: Were any babies born during the disaster?; title: Could you cook in your house after the earthquake?; title: Could you mail a letter after the earthquake?; title: Why did it take so long to put out the fires?; title: How did people keep their spirits up?; title: How long did it take San Francisco to recover?