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Hurricane - by John Rocco (Hardcover)

Hurricane - by  John Rocco (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A gorgeously-illustrated picture book about the power of community from Caldecott-Honoree John Rocco </b> <p/><i>That night the wind roars and rumbles, </i> <br><i>like the sound of a thousand waves <br>pounding the shoreline. </i> <p/>A young boy's favorite place in the world is the old, splintery neighborhood dock. At this dock the boy can swim, fish, or watch minnows dart between the rocks. But a hurricane is coming...and its violent winds and rain carry with it anything that can float. <p/>Caldecott Honoree John Rocco shows the power of community and the beauty of rebuilding after adversity in this dramatically illustrated follow-up to <i>Blizzard </i>and <i>Blackout</i>. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>&"Mixed-media and digital artwork in saturated color intensifies both the building storm and the comity of the community."--<i><b>Booklist, starred review</b></i><br><br>*"Rocco's dramatic, naturalistic digitally colored watercolor illustrations, a mix of panels, single pages, and spreads, show the impending storm approaching and the community's preparations of boarding up houses and taping windows....As in the author's <i>Blizzard</i>, it is the human response to a weather event that informs this strikingly illustrated, straightforwardly told book's theme." <br> --<i><b>Horn Book, starred review</b></i><br><br>"Naturalistic spreads in Rocco's signature style<b> capture the peace of the child's world and the drama of the hurricane's arrival and aftermath</b>."--<i><b>Publisher Weekly</b></i><br><br>"This is exactly told, <b>down-to-earth story</b> about folks coming together in troubled times <b>will evoke readers' empathy</b>. The excellent, <b>realistic illustrations</b>, rendered in pencil and watercolors, enhance the already accessible, <b>satisfying reading experience</b>."--<i><b>Kirkus</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>John Rocco</b> is a <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling author and illustrator of many acclaimed books for children, including <b><i>Wolf! Wolf</i></b><i>!</i>, winner of the Borders Original Voices Award for best picture book; <b><i>Moonpowder</i>; <i>Blizzard</i></b><i>;</i> and <b><i>Blackout</i></b>, a winner of the Caldecott Honor. Rocco also illustrated <b>Whoopi Goldberg's <i>Alice</i></b><i></i>and the covers for <b>Rick Riordan's</b> internationally bestselling series <b><i>Percy Jackson and the Olympians</i>, <i>The Kane Chronicles</i>, <i>The Heroes of Olympus and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard</i></b>. He also was the illustrator for both #1 New York Times Bestsellers <b><i>Percy Jackson's Greek Gods</i></b> and <b><i>Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes</i></b>. Most recently, Rocco's first book of nonfiction, <i>How We Got To The Moon</i>, was longlisted for the National Book Award.

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