I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005
The horror of Hurricane Katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century.Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay...
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The horror of Hurricane Katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century.Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm.At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780545206969 (0545206960)
ASIN: 545206960
Publish date: March 1st 2011
Publisher: Scholastic Books
Pages no: 112
Edition language: English
Series: I Survived
I wanted to share this book series because the students in the 5th grade classroom I am currently in loves these books. My CT says when the students get down in the dumps about reading, she often pulls one of these books out and they get so interested that they do not want to stop reading. I would h...
This is a young boy's story of what happened when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. I could feel the fear he felt and how he tried to be brave. I enjoyed the history given and I was glad of the happy ending for him. I also enjoyed the facts given at the end of the book and the animal rescue story.
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