Hurricane Katrina

Sean Callery

Book - 2015

"Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, bringing disaster and heartbreak. Ten years later, follow its journey and find out how it blew people's lives apart."--Page [4] cover.

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Published
New York, NY : Scholastic Inc [2015]
©2015
Language
English
Main Author
Sean Callery (-)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
ISBN
9780545829564
  • Storm coming: Destroyer
  • The birth of Katrina
  • Hurricane hunters
  • The Gulf Coast
  • New Orleans
  • Stay or go?
  • Evacuation
  • Landfall: the storm in New Orleans
  • The levees fail
  • Water everywhere
  • Flooded city
  • Evacuees
  • Search and rescue
  • Heroes
  • Damage
  • Danger!
  • Aftermath: Recovery
  • Stranded
  • Destruction
  • Everybody out!
  • Helping hands
  • Animal victims
  • A new start
  • Kdis' memories.
Review by Booklist Review

Capturing the urgency that impelled 80 percent of the population of New Orleans to evacuate the city in August 2005, this magazine-style volume introduces young readers to the devastating weather event. Maps, time lines, photographs, diagrams, and inset primary source material serve as the scaffold for the day-by-day narrative, which starts with the first notice of the storm brewing in the Atlantic Ocean and ends with survivors attempts to start a new life. Residents in the storm's wake faced a big dilemma as they contemplated evacuation, and their worries are examined along with the logistic challenges of evacuating 1.2 million people from a major city. Quotes from eyewitnesses introduce each section and emphasize the terror and despair of those who weathered the hurricane. Though the majority of the book focuses on the impact on New Orleans, the author occasionally includes mentions of other cities on the Gulf Coast, such as Biloxi and Gulfport. An easily accessible companion digital book includes more stories of survival, as well as interactive web-based activities.--Anderson, Erin Copyright 2015 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Horn Book Review

Three sections ("Storm Coming," "Landfall," "Aftermath") cover Katrina's evolution, human preparations and actions, the impact on the Gulf region, the devastation of New Orleans, and residents' and volunteers' efforts to return to normalcy. Pages filled with close-up photos, fact boxes, and more convey the frenzy of the storm. A section of kids' recollections is effective. Includes an online component. Maps, timeline. Glos., ind. (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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