When the earth dragon trembled : a story of Chinatown during the San Francisco earthquake and fire /

Cummings, Judy Dodge,

When the earth dragon trembled : a story of Chinatown during the San Francisco earthquake and fire / by Judy Dodge Cummings ; illustrated by Eric Freeberg. - First Edition. - 141 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. - I am America . - I am America (Series) .

Han Liu rejects his father's attempts to teach him traditional Chinese values, but when an earthquake and fire strike Chinatown, separating Han from his father, a book of family proverbs is all Han has left to guide him. Includes author's note.

Grades 4-6. Jolly Fish Press.

9781631634901 1631634909 9781631634918 1631634917

2020001272


Chinese American families--History--California--San Francisco--Juvenile fiction.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction.


Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)--Juvenile fiction.


Historical fiction.
Social problem fiction.

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