"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 ...
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"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.
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Good. USED Good Former Library Hardcover book with dust jacket. Dust jacket in Mylar cover is in GOOD condition with some scuff/indents. It has normal library markings including card holder/reference sticker and library call number on spine. Has school and/or library name blacked out with marker and/or white blackout label on white page edges, cover and inside.
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Henri Sorensen. Very Good. No Dj. Book Folio, hardcover, name scratched out on endpaper else VG in purple and beige pictorial boards. No dj. First printing. Unpaginated. large pictures, . A young boy describes the experiences of his family when a hurricane hits their Puerto Rican home.
