Fire
The Fire
Annette Griessman.(E) When their house is destroyed fire and everything is lost except a stuffed bear and a family photograph, Mama reminds Maria and her little brother, Pepito, that they still have their most important possessions
No Dragons For Tea : Fire Safety For Kids (And Dragons)
Jean Pendziwol (E) Toronto : Kids Can Press, 1999. 32 p. While out for a walk with her mom, a little girl has the surprise of her life—she meets a real, live, fire-breathing dragon! Now this dragon is nothing to be afraid of—in fact, he’s so friendly that she invites him home for tea. But their afternoon snack is suddenly interrupted when the dragon sneezes and sets the table ablaze. Luckily, the girl knows just what to do, and she teaches her new friend to be fire smart, too.
Tikvah Means Hope
Patricia Polacco. (E) Justine and Duane and their neighbors are happily getting ready for Sukkoth, the Jewish harvest holiday. Suddenly, catastrophe strikes as a fire sweeps through their town. Luckily for everyone, there are still miracles in this world—sometimes in the shape of a little cat. This heartfelt story is a stirring celebration
Smoky Night
Eve Bunting (E) Harcourt Brace, c1994. In a night of rioting, Daniel and his mother are forced to leave their apartment for the safety of a shelter. Diaz has not been afraid to take risks in illustrating the story with thickly textured paintings against a background of torn-paper and found-object collage.
Worlds Afire : The Hartford Circus Fire Of 1944
Paul Janeczko (YA) In his first full-length poetic work, the celebrated poetry anthologist creates a stirring fictional account of the 1944 circus fire in Hartford, Connecticut, which claimed the lives of 167 people and injured 500 more.
Falling From Fire
Teena Booth (YA PBF) High school freshman Teri Dinsmore’s only real friend is the eccentric Wesley. Then a fire, indirectly caused Teri’s birthday celebration, burns down her home and sends her family into a tailspin.
Earthquake! : On A Peaceful Spring Morning, Disaster Strikes San Francisco
Shelley Tanaka (JUV 979.4 TAN) Hyperion Books for Children, c2004. 48 p. On the early morning of April 19, 1906, the city of San Francisco was struck a devastating earthquake that crumpled buildings, cracked water mains, broke gas pipes, and sent kerosene lamps flying. Fires quickly engulfed most of the city, leaving exhausted civilians to fight the flames with well water.
Changes For Kaya : A Story Of Courage
Janet Beeler Shaw (JF) American Girl, 2002. 70 p. Speaking Rain has returned! As Kaya joins a hunting party in the mountains, she’s hopeful that she’ll find her beloved horse, Steps High, too. But Speaking Rain is troubled—she smells the smoke from mountain fires.