Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown
Sibert Honor Medalist · Kirkus' Best of 2015 list · School Library Journal Best of 2015 · Publishers Weekly's Best of 2015 list · Horn Book Fanfare Book · Booklist Editor's Choice
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 riveting 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. A portion of the proceeds from this book has been donated to Habitat for Humanity New Orleans.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780544157774 |
| ISBN 10 | 054415777X |
| Title | Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans |
| Author | Don Brown |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Year published | 2015-08-04 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Prizes | Winner of Orbis Pictus Award 2016, Commended for L.A. Times Book Prize (Young Adult Literature) 2015, Commended for Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (Children's Book) 2016 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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