Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster
Sally M. Walker
Illustrator: Rita Csizmadia
Ages: 12+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-1-5362-1240-2
Keywords: charity, safety, immigrants
A harrowing minute-by-minute account of a 1909 coal mine disaster and the attempt to rescue the miners. Maps, diagrams, and archival photos and images.