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Description
Experience the harrowing Great Chicago Fire as a brother and sister race to survive the inferno and find their family.
For two terrifying days, a monstrous blaze consumed the city of Chicago. Follow two siblings and their puppy as they navigate the burning streets, desperately trying to outrun the flames and reunite with their lost loved ones in this story of survival and hope in the face of one of America's greatest disasters.
Publication date
June 30, 2020
Genre
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781250174260
Publisher
First Second
Series
History Comics
Universe
History Comics
First Second Comics
BISAC categories
JNF025200 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/19th Century JNF025180 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/State & Local JNF051160 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Disasters JNF062020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | History
Library of Congress categories
History Chicago (Ill.) Graphic novels Illinois Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 To 1875 Fires Chicago Cartoons and comics Comics (Graphic works) Nonfiction comics Educational comics
Kirkus
Hannigan sticks closely to historical records in tracing the causes and course of the fire as well as the architectural and infrastructure improvements wrought in its wake and the fair's artistic and technological highlights. ...Graudins overlays the infodumps with small, intimate panels depicting period-clad people with appealingly open expressions (and, often, puppies in tow) in accurately drawn settings. A fictive plotline adds a strong "you are there" feel to this informative account.
ALA/Booklist
Vibrant artwork and an engaging story make this a great vehicle for a poignant glimpse at American history.
Chicago children's author Kate Hannigan writes fiction and nonfiction for young readers. A former newspaper journalist, she is the author of numerous children's books, including A Lady Has the Floor, which received four starred reviews, Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine, a 2024 NSTA-CBC Best STEM Book, and Nellie vs. Elizabeth, one of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Children's Books. Kate's other books have also made the 2022 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List, the 2023 Bank Street Best Books of the Year, and were nominated for the 2023 Illinois Bluestem Award, among many other honors. Her most recent titles include Rachel Carson’s Wonder-Filled World and Louisa Learns to Write.
