A Storm Called Katrina - by Myron Uhlberg (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A moving story of the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the people of New Orleans, as seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy. Louis Daniel hates it when Mama treats him like a baby. But when Hurricane Katrina blows through the Gulf Coast on a fateful August night, Louis feels like a little kid again. With no time to gather their belongingsexcept Louiss beloved hornDaddy leads the family from their home and into an unfamiliar, watery world of floating debris, lurking critters, and desperate neighbors heading for dry ground. Taking shelter in the already-crowded Superdome, Louis and his parents waitand wait. Conditions continue to worsen and their water supply is running out. When Daddy fails to return from a scouting mission within the Dome, Louis knows hes no longer a baby. Its up to him to find his fatherwith the help of his prized cornet.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>A moving fictional story about the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the people of New Orleans, as seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy. A must-have for introducing this historical event to children.</p><p>★ "Heartrending...Simple, affecting...one worth sharing for sure." ―<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, STARRED REVIEW</p><p>★ "Deeply personal." ―<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, STARRED REVIEW</p><p>★"Memorable." ―<i>Booklist</i>, STARRED REVIEW</p><p>"This moving introduction to Hurricane Katrina imparts its lessons with a restraint that powerfully increases their gravity." ―<i>New York Times</i></b></p><p>Louis Daniel hates it when Mama treats him like a baby. But when Hurricane Katrina blows through the Gulf Coast, Louis feels like a little kid again. With no time to gather their belongings―except Louis's beloved horn―Daddy leads the family into an unfamiliar, watery world of floating debris, lurking critters, and desperate neighbors. Taking shelter in the already-crowded Superdome, Louis and his parents wait...and wait. Conditions continue to worsen, and when Daddy fails to return from a scouting mission within the Dome, Louis knows he's no longer a baby. It's up to him to find his father―with the help of his prized cornet.</p><p>Award-winning author Myron Uhlberg highlights resilience and hope throughout this sensitively portrayed fictional story based on the real events of Hurricane Katrina. Colin Bootman's dramatic illustrations enhance the warmth and strength of the young narrator's family as they work through the tragedy.</p><p>Also available from Myron Uhlberg: <br><i>Dad, Jackie, and Me<br>Flying Over Brooklyn<br>Lemuel the Fool<br>The Printer<br>The Sound of All Things</i></p><p><b>Awards: </p><p>Best Children's Books of the Year (Starred) ―Bank Street College of Education<br>Teachers' Choices ―International Reading Association<br>Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People ―National Council for the Social Studies, Children's Book Council<br>Top 10 Black History Books for Youth ―<i>Booklist</i><br>Editors' Choice: Books for Youth (Middle Readers, Fiction) ―<i>Booklist</i><br>Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award ―Oppenheim Toy Portfolio<br>California Collections (Elementary) ―California Readers<br>Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List (Starred, Primary) ―Kansas National Education Association<br>Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee, Picture Book) ―Maryland Association of School Librarians<br>Charlotte Award (Nominee, Primary) ―New York State Reading Association<br>Delaware Diamonds (Nominee, Grades 3-5) ―Diamond State Reading Association<br>Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award (Nominee) ―University of Georgia<br>Prairie Bud Children's Book Award (Nominee) ―South Dakota Library Association, South Dakota Reading Council, South Dakota State Library, South Dakota Elementary School Princ.<br>Volunteer State Book Awards (Nominee, Primary) ―Tennessee Association of School Librarians</b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A heartrending story of a New Orleans family's experience through Hurricane Katrina...Simple, affecting prose and intricate, inspired paintings make this one worth sharing for sure." ―Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW<br><br>"Bootman's dramatic oil paintings and the boy's first-person narration provide realistic immediacy as the boy's family makes its way through their flooded neighborhood on "a piece of someone's porch that was floating by." Readers are in for a deeply personal and sometimes uncomfortable look at a disaster whose ramifications are still being felt" ―Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW<br><br>"The juxtaposition of the understated text and muscular artwork works well...A memorable addition to the growing number of books about Hurricane Katrina, this offering personalizes a national tragedy" ―Booklist, STARRED REVIEW<br><br>"This remarkable homage to New Orleans tells of Louis Daniel, named for Armstrong, who leaves his flooded home with his parents and his cornet...The oil-on-board paintings of shimmering water and unfocused crowds capture contradictions; both harsh reality and otherworldliness; both the enormity and the intimacy of the event, somehow managing to leave out the horror. Uhlberg's prose does the same" ―School Library Journal<br>
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