Hurricane

Author/authors: David Wiesner

Type of emotional/crisis issues addressed: hurricane, natural disasters

Year of publication: 2008

ISBN#: 978-0547064338

Publisher: Sandpiper

Age level: Lower Elementary

# of pages: 32

Quality of illustrations: Excellent

Brief summary: David, George, and their parents eat dinner by the fireplace as a hurricane rages outside.  The boys wake up to find a big elm tree blown down and they use it in their imaginative play for many days.  Workers eventually come to remove the tree, but the boys are excited when their dad tells them another storm is coming.

Activity: Talk about the family’s preparations for the hurricane and how it made them feel safe.  Make a list together of what should go in a class first-aid kit and check to make sure the kit is full.  Ask for parent donations of needed supplies.