The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene

Book Overview

As factory workers prepared to go home after a long day at the Triangle Waist Company, Eva Harris suddenly cried out "fire " Smoking flames near a fabric cutting table jumped to overflowing bins of cloth scraps, soon igniting the factory. Trying to escape the flames, many panicked workers jumped to their deaths as firefighters raced to the scene. InThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, kids will read about one of the worst factory fires in U.S. history...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597163597
• ISBN13: 9781597163590
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Bearport Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good History Book for Children

I had bought this book not realizing it was for children, so I was disappointed with the low number of pages and some of the content. On the other hand, looking at it as a children's book, it is very good and has many good photos, some of which weren't even in the adult books on the same subject. It could perhaps have more text since it is for up to age 12 readers, who should be able to read longer books. Overall, for a children's book, I give it a good rating. For adults, I suggest buying one of the other books on the Triangle Fire.