When Sarah and her family realize a hurricane is headed towards their farm, they board up the windows, collect their candles and flashlights, and wait. But Sarah can't find her favorite doll, so she sneaks outside to look for her. When the winds grow strong, Mama and Papa pull her back into the house. After the hurricane passes, the family surveys the damage and Sarah wonders if she could have survived the big storm. Full color.
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 2-There's a big wind coming! Grandpa knows, because the air feels strange. Grandma knows, because "her cake didn't rise; it had a big sunken place in the middle." Calmly and slowly, animals are led to shelter, windows are boarded, jugs are filled with drinking water, neighbors gather in the house. The security and quiet inside are contrasted with the big wind roaring, howling, and screaming. The quiet after the storm finds neighbors helping neighbors. Sarah also finds her beloved lost doll. Hope fills their hearts as reconstruction plans are developed. The prose is onomatopoetic; some words are quiet; others stormy. The illustrations are equally poetic; they perfectly complement the text with scratchboard effects. A touching story of kindness, generosity, and family warmth.
Patricia Mahoney Brown, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Kenmore, NY
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Patricia Mahoney Brown, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Kenmore, NY
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Ages 4^-7. With wind storms so frequently in the news, a picture book about living through one could be useful. Although flawed, this does capture the experience of being out in a "big wind." An African American family learns that a storm is on the way, so it heads to the cellar, but young Sarah Ann sneaks away to find her doll. It takes most of the family to get her to safety. After the storm, there is considerable damage, but at least Sarah Ann finds her doll, and the family members know that together they can rebuild. Readers will sympathize with the family (and identify with Sarah Ann's desire for her doll), but there are lots of confusing details. The family doesn't seem to get its weather news from television; rather, Grandpa says the air feels strange, and Papa notes a mule acting oddly. Grandma does say that she's heard on the radio that a storm's coming but knows for sure because her cake didn't rise. (Kids certainly need an explanation about this.) The calm at the eye of the storm the family experiences is defined. The well-executed watercolor art has a textured look that suits the motion of the story. Ilene Cooper
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