Hurricane Contributor(s): Wiesner, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395629748 ISBN-13: 9780395629741 Publisher: Clarion Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 1992 Annotation: "However worrisome for adults and insurers, hurricanes can be the stuff of lifelong memories for children. Wiesner draws on just such memories for this book. . . . We wouldn't wish a real hurricane on children, but this book will give them a taste of the magic of the moment when the lights go out".--School Library Journal, starred review. Full color. |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 90030070 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 4-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: PreK-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 460 AD (Adult Directed Text) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guided Reading: N (Grade 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 10.8" W x 9" L (0.35 lbs) 32 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/20/1992 School Library Journal 01/01/1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 15548 Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
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Publisher Description: When a storm is raging, David and George are glad to be inside the house, snug and safe. In this spectacular picture book by Caldecott Honor recipient David Wisener, a fallen tree becomes the threshold to the limitless voyage of the imagination, which David and George share as only true friends--and brothers--can. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Wiesner, David: - David Wiesner is internationally renowned for his visual storytelling and has won the Caldecott Medal three times--for Tuesday, The Three Pigs, and Flotsam--the second person in history to do so. He is also the recipient of three Caldecott Honors, for Free Fall, Sector 7, and Mr. Wuffles. He lives near Philadelphia with his family. www.hmhbooks.com/wiesner |
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