Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Advanced
Title details for What Was the San Francisco Earthquake? by Dorothy Hoobler - Available

What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?

by Dorothy Hoobler
Thomas Hoobler
Audiobook
Listen to a sample Listen to a sample
In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake.
One early April morning in 1906, the people of San Francisco were jolted awake by a mammoth earthquake—one that registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale. Not only was there major damage from the quake itself but broken gas lines sparked a fire that ravaged the city for days. More than 500 city blocks were destroyed and over 200,000 people were left homeless. But the city quickly managed to rebuild, rising from the ashes to become the major tourist destination it is today. Here's an exciting recount of an incredible disaster.
Expand title description text
Series: What Was? Publisher: Books on Tape Edition: Unabridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9780593554623
  • File size: 31249 KB
  • Release date: October 5, 2021
  • Duration: 01:05:06

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9780593554623
  • File size: 31254 KB
  • Release date: October 5, 2021
  • Duration: 01:05:06
  • Number of parts: 1

Formats

OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook

subjects

History Juvenile Nonfiction Science

Languages

English

In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake.
One early April morning in 1906, the people of San Francisco were jolted awake by a mammoth earthquake—one that registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale. Not only was there major damage from the quake itself but broken gas lines sparked a fire that ravaged the city for days. More than 500 city blocks were destroyed and over 200,000 people were left homeless. But the city quickly managed to rebuild, rising from the ashes to become the major tourist destination it is today. Here's an exciting recount of an incredible disaster.
Expand title description text
History Juvenile Nonfiction Science