| Hurricane! Contributor(s): London, Jonathan (Author), Sorensen, Henri (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0688129773 ISBN-13: 9780688129774 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: Batten down the hatches! There's a storm brewing! One moment, the sun is shining on the slopes of El Yunque, the largest mountain in eastern Puerto Rico. The next, everything has changed. The sky has turned deep purple, and you feel as if the air has been sucked from your lungs. That can mean only one thing: A hurricane is coming! On a wild, storm-wracked night, a young boy and his family face danger together and are drawn closer to one another and their community. This true-to-life adventure, illustrated with vibrant oil paintings by Henri Sorensen, is based on Jonathan London's experiences surviving a hurricane as a boy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Weather |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 94014518 |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.4" W x 11" (0.95 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 133396 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The power, danger, and excitement of a hurricane are brought to life in this picture book. (School Library Journal) Told from the perspective of a boy who witnesses the sky growing ominously purple and rushes to evacuate with his family, Hurricane is set in Puerto Rico and based on a childhood experience of the author's. The family huddles together in a shelter while the winds howl. They and their neighbors take solace from gently singing Silent Night while waiting out the storm. The you-are-there immediacy of this picture book, which ends with the family back home on a gorgeous sunny day, allows children to safely experience the drama of surviving a hurricane. |
Contributor Bio(s): London, Jonathan: - Jonathan London, who lives in Graton, California, prefers sandals to shoes, but he knows that nothing beats socks for dancing. When he's ready to put the extra slip in his slide, he kicks off his flip-flops and puts on some tube socks. When Jonathon isn't a sensation on the dance floor, he is a rage on the page with over forty books for children to his credit, including Froggy Gets Dressed, Hip Cat, Like Butter on Pancakes, and Puddles. He lives with his wife and two sons.Sorensen, Henri: - Henri Sorensen is the illustrator of I Love You As Much . . . , also by Laura Krauss Melmed; Wishes for You by Tobi Tobias; and The Gift of the Tree by Alvin Tresselt. He lives in Denmark with his wife and two daughters. |