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Day the Hurricane Happened


TITLE: Day the Hurricane Happened
AUTHOR: Anderson, Lonzo
ILLUSTRATOR: Grifalconi, Ann
PUBLISHER: Charles Scribner's Sons
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: New York COPYRIGHT DATE: 1974
ISBN: 684134950 PRICE: $5.95
CULTURAL GROUP: African, Carribean THEME:
SYNOPSIS:
A delightful story of a day on the island of St. John in the Virgin Islands when the hurricane really happened. The story is told from the point of view of young Albio and Eldra who live with their parents in a house near the beach.
CORE BOOK: no

CONTENT CONNECTIONS

SUBJECT: Science GRADE: 1 TOPIC: Weather
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSON
COMMENTS:
Book is out of print and not available for purchase at this time. Older schools may already have this title in their collection.
TECHNOLOGY LINK:

SUBJECT: Social Science GRADE: 2 TOPIC: Communities

SUBJECT: Reading/Language Arts GRADE: 3 TOPIC: Figurative Language

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