An introduction to Japanese traditions and Japanese-American culture as two young girls prepare for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco's Japantown.
Tom, a Chinese American boy in San Francisco, must band together with his friends to protect the magical phoenix, which has hatched prematurely, and fight a war to prevent the evil Vatten from taking over the world.
Recounts the true story of the 2005 rescue of a humpback whale that nearly drowned after becoming entangled in crab trap lines off the coast of San Francisco.
Presents an illustrated description of an earthquake that hit San Francisco in 1906, and provides information on how earthquakes form and start, and how they can be predicted.
The author describes how he grew up as a Chinese American in San Francisco and how he came to use his writing to celebrate his family and his ethnic heritage.
Tells the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as seen through the eyes of Jacob, a thirteen-year-old Jewish boy who lives in a boarding house with his father and younger sister.
Days after arriving in San Francisco from Texas, eleven-year-old orphan Nicholas Dray tries to help his new neighbors survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the subsequent fires.
on a peaceful spring morning, disaster strikes San Francisco
Tanaka, Shelley
2004
Presents the story of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 through the experiences of four survivors from different walks of life, and includes photos, artifacts, diagrams, and informative sidebars.
When two young strangers meet by chance on the day of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, they struggle to survive the terror of crumbling buildings, fire, looting, and chaos.
