Resources for children and their parents and educators
Dealing with the Hurricane Katrina tragedy
Compiled in September 2005 by the ALSC Quicklists Consulting Committee
Nonfiction
Alpern, Michele. Let's Talk: Sharing Our Thoughts and Feelings During Times of Crisis . Chelsea House, 2002.
Alpern, Michele. The Effects of Job Loss on the Family . Chelsea House, 2002.
Barnard, Bryn. Dangerous Planet: Natural Disasters that Changed History . Crown, 2003.
Bingham, Jane. The Red Cross Movement . Raintree, 2004.
Boskey, Madeline. Natural Disasters . Children's Press, 2004.
Challoner, Jack. Hurricane and Tornado . Dorling Kindersley, 2004.
Demarest, Chris L. Mayday! Mayday!: A Coast Guard Rescue. McElderry Books, 2004
Draper, Allison Stark. Coping with Natural Disasters . Rosen, 2001.
Durham, Emma. Floods . Raintree, 1999.
Fredericks, Anthony D. Investigating Natural Disasters through Children’s Literature: An Integrated Approach , Teacher Ideas Press, 2001
Gellman, Marc and Thomas Hartman. Bad Stuff in the News: A Guide to Handling the Headlines . SeaStar Books, 2002.
Gentle, Victor and Janet Perry. Hurricanes . Gareth Stevens, 2001.
Green, Jen. 1993 Mississippi River Floods . Gareth Stevens, 2005.
Kovach, Robert L. and Bill McGuire. Firefly Guide to Global Hazards . Firefly Books, 2004.
Lauber, Patricia. Flood: Wrestling with the Mississippi . National Geographic, 1996.
Lauber, Patricia. Hurricanes: Earth's Mightiest Storms . Scholastic, 1996.
Latta, Sara L. Dealing with the Loss of a Loved One: Focus on Family Matters . Chelsea House, 2002.
Maslin, Mark. Earthquakes . Raintree, 1999.
Maslin, Mark. Storms . Raintree, 1999.
Mintzer, Richard. Coping with Random Acts of Violence . Rosen, 2004.
Pfeffer, Wendy. The Big Flood . Millbrook, 2001.
Rosen, Marvin. The Effects of Stress and Anxiety on the Family . Chelsea House, 2002.
Rosen, Marvin. Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder . Chelsea House, 2002.
Ruiz, Ruth Ann. Coping with the Death of a Brother or Sister . Rosen, 2001.
Sandler, Martin W. America’s Great Disasters . HarperCollins, 2003.
Simon, Seymour. Hurricanes . HarperCollins, 2003.
Simon, Seymour. Super Storms . SeaStar Books, 2002.
Suen, Anastasia. The Red Cross . PowerKids, 2001.
Thompson, Luke. Tsunamis . Children's Press, 2000.
Turner, Matt. E. guides. Earth . DK Children, 2004.
Vogel, Carole G. Dangerous Crossings . Franklin Watts, 2003.
Fiction
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Storm Rescue. American Girl, 2001.
Barasch, Lynne. Radio Rescue . Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2000.
Bauer, Joan. Stand Tall . Putnam's Sons, 2002.
Carbone, Elisa. Storm Warriors . Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.
Demas, Corinne. Hurricane! Marshall Cavendish, 2000.
Doucet, Sharon Arms. Alligator Sue . Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2003.
Francoise. The Big Rain . Omnibus, 2003.
Garland, Sherry. The Silent Storm . Harcourt, 1993.
Gunning, Monica. A Shelter in Our Car . Children’s Book Press, 2004.
Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie. Nora's Ark . HarperCollins, 2005.
Lakin, Patricia. Hurricane! Millbrook Press, 2000.
London, Jonathan. Hurricane! HarperCollins, 1998
Wallner, Alexandra. Sergio and the Hurricane . Henry Holt, 2000.
Watson, J. B. The Hurricane (Survive! Series) Grosset & Dunlap, 1994.
Wiesner, David. Hurricane . Clarion, 1990
Yolen, Jane. Letting Swift River Go , Little Brown, 1992
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