| Descript |
96 pages : color illustrations, 27 cm |
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| Audience |
GN920L Lexile |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 5.6 1 1 175216 |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
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Disaster victims -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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Racism -- United States.
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Social classes -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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| Genre |
Graphic novels.
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| Alt Title |
Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans |
| ISBN |
054415777X |
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9780544157774 |
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