Description |
96 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-96). |
Language |
Text in English. |
Summary |
"On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages across the Gulf Coast topped $100 billion. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three people lost their lives. The tale of this historic storm and the drowning of an American city is one of selflessness, heroism, and courage -- and also of incompetence, racism, and criminality. Don Brown's kinetic art and as-it-happens narrative capture both the tragedy and triumph of one of the worst natural disasters in American history."--Publisher's description. |
Audience |
Ages 12-17. |
Awards |
Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book, 2016 |
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NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Award, 2016 |
Subject |
Hurricane Katrina (2005) (OCoLC)fst01755264
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Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Juvenile literature.
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Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Disaster victims -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Disaster victims -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Juvenile literature.
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Racism -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Social classes -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Social classes -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Juvenile literature.
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States.
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Graphic novels.
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Comic books, strips, etc. (OCoLC)fst00869145
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Disaster victims. (OCoLC)fst00894774
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Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst00946656
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Racism. (OCoLC)fst01086616
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Social classes. (OCoLC)fst01122346
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Louisiana -- New Orleans.
(OCoLC)fst01204311
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Chronological Term |
2005
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Genre/Form |
Comics (Graphic works)
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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ISBN |
9780544157774 (hardcover) |
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054415777X (hardcover) |
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