| River Friendly, River Wild Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Kurtz, Jane (Author), Brennan, Neil (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416934871 ISBN-13: 9781416934875 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: Drawing from his own experience during a 1997 flood in North Dakota, the author pens the story of a family who experiences a renewed appreciation for home and community after they are evacuated during a spring flood and then return to survey the damage. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 98006945 |
| Lexile Measure: 630 |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 9.96" W x 9.74" (0.40 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - North Dakota - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 36236 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On TV we watch our city where people navigate the river-streets in any way they can.... Look. Max points. it's Sarah's house. All I see is roof. In searing personal poems, Jane Kurtz explores what it's like to struggle through a flood and pull your life together afterward. Inspired by Kurtz's own flood experience, this tale is realistic and unforgettable. Not just a moving story of one girl's courage, River Friendly, River Wild is a tribute to everyone who's ever faced great loss. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kurtz, Jane: - Jane Kurtz was born in Portland, Oregon, but when she was two years old, her parents decided to move to Ethiopia, where she spent most of her childhood. Jane speaks about being an author at schools and conferences--in all but eleven of the United States, so far, and such places as Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, France, Germany, Romania, England, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, and Japan. She helped start Ethiopia Reads (EthiopiaReads.org), a nonprofit that is planting the first libraries for children in Ethiopia. She is the author of many books for children. |