I know some of those September 11 books and will devote a post to them soon. Right now, we're about to be on the road trying to get home after Hurricane Irene blasted up the I-95 corridor just before we were going to take that route home to DC. So we're still in New England, not badly blown about, but I thought I'd do a short list of hurricane books.
Time of Wonder, by Robert McCloskey, which we've written about here (look again at those great windy illustrations!) is the first that comes to mind. The build-up, the drama, the aftermath, complete with downed tree. Hurricane, by David Wiesner (whose works we've explored here and here), is another picture book which does the storm, then lingers on the fantasy world of playing in a fallen tree.
And where would a good natural phenomenon be without Ms. Frizzle?
The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane gives the explanation for what's going on in Joanna Cole's usual breezy funny fact-filled style. The bus starts as a hot-air balloon, then transforms into the airplane on the cover of the book.
The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane gives the explanation for what's going on in Joanna Cole's usual breezy funny fact-filled style. The bus starts as a hot-air balloon, then transforms into the airplane on the cover of the book.
These picture books are about hurricanes which have their scary moments, but are something to get through basically unscathed. On a much more serious level, for kids about ten and up, Dark Water Rising by Marian Hale is a fictional account of the 1900 Galveston Texas hurricane. Wikipedia calls it the most deadly natural disaster ever in the U.S.: thousands of people died when Galveston was submerged by a hurricane. The book follows one 16 year-old boy through a horrifying night as he watches much of the city being swept away.
A number of books have been written -- from picture books about lost dogs to a magical/fantasy book for teens -- about Katrina, and they keep coming out. I'm without scanner or my bookshelves right now, so can't explore that route -- but they're out there.
In the meantime, I'm off to pack the car, hit the road, and inspect the damage back home. Am worried about all those books in the store staying dry...
Love,
Deborah
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