A Storm Called Katrina

Author: Myron Uhlberg

Illustrator: Colin Bootman

Genre: Historical Fiction 

Grade Level: K-3

This is a story of a 10 year old boy who lived in New Orleans when hurricane Katrina hit. When the storm hits nobody is worried about it at all until it starts to worsen. Since they were not prepared, there was no time to gather up any of their belongings except his horn. They find a piece of floating porch and Louis and his mother climb aboard while his dad pushes them safely along. On the way they saw a lot of disturbing images. They make it to the super dome and they lose his father. Louis has to prove he is a big boy and help find his father. 

This book can be used in the classroom to talk about natural disasters. It also can be used to talk about hurricane Katrina and it's affects on history. It can also be used during black history month. 

The illustrations are beautiful. They are extremely realistic and the coloring and details are amazing. They are oil paintings. There is a combination of light and dark in his images.