The great fire

Resource Information

The work The great fire represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in LaGrange County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

The great fire

Statement of responsibility

Jim Murphy

Creator

• trueMurphy, Jim, 1947-
• Murphy, Jim, 1947-

Subject

• trueBooks for reluctant readers
• Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875
• Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Juvenile literature
• trueChicago, Illinois -- History -- To 1875
• trueDisasters
• trueFire departments
• trueFire fighters
• trueFire fighting
• trueFires -- Chicago, Illinois -- History -- 19th century
• Fires -- Illinois | Chicago -- History -- 19th century
• Fires -- Illinois | Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
• trueGreat Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
• trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
• trueHistory books -- United States -- State history
• true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900

Genre

• Juvenile literature
• trueHistory books
• trueBooks for reluctant readers
• trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens

Language

eng

Tone

• trueSuspenseful
• trueSerious

Award

• ALA Notable Children's Book, 1996
• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 1995
• Jefferson Cup Award, 1996.
• NCTE Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Award, 1996.
• YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1996
• YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 1996
• School Library Journal Best Books, 1995.

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

977.3/11041

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Intended audience

1130

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

F548.42

LC item number

.M87 1995

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

1130

Literary form

non fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

juvenile