Hurricane Sense

Teachers looking for a book that will help kids make sense of the hurricane disaster might appreciate River Friendly River Wild by Jane Kurtz. The book contains poems about a girl, who like Jane Kurtz and her family, survived the Red River Flood of 1997. I heard about this book on the RealWritingTeachers Yahoo Group when teachers were brainstorming ways to help kids make sense of the hurricane. I hope this book can help some of our kids. I plan to look for the book at my library tomorrow.

Read Cynthia Leitich Smith's "story behind the story" interview with Jane Kurtz.