Yep, Laurence. 2006. The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. HarperCollins Publishers. New York, New York. ISBN 0060275251
This book has fictional characters but is based on actual events from the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Laurence Yep created two families of different cultures to easily represent different cultures and areas of San Francisco. The story is written like a journal revealing the events of each day at each character’s house. At the end of the book there are some actual photographs that help the reader to understand how San Francisco looked after this tragic event. I liked that the author included footnotes to explain a few things in the book. I was amazed at the number of people that fled the city and then I read the footnote that this was the largest number of people that had to leave a city due to a natural disaster until Hurricane Katrina. This fact that was included in a footnote helps readers put this disaster into perspective with a natural disaster that we just witnessed in our own lives. This book is a great addition to any children’s library as it puts a historical event in a story form that kids can understand and relate to.
This book has fictional characters but is based on actual events from the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Laurence Yep created two families of different cultures to easily represent different cultures and areas of San Francisco. The story is written like a journal revealing the events of each day at each character’s house. At the end of the book there are some actual photographs that help the reader to understand how San Francisco looked after this tragic event. I liked that the author included footnotes to explain a few things in the book. I was amazed at the number of people that fled the city and then I read the footnote that this was the largest number of people that had to leave a city due to a natural disaster until Hurricane Katrina. This fact that was included in a footnote helps readers put this disaster into perspective with a natural disaster that we just witnessed in our own lives. This book is a great addition to any children’s library as it puts a historical event in a story form that kids can understand and relate to.
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