Blackout (Caldecott Honor Book)

by John Rocco

Book Overview

One hot summer night in the city, all the power goes out. The TV shuts off and a boy wails, "Mommm!" His sister can no longer use the phone, Mom can't work on her computer, and Dad can't finish cooking dinner. What's a family to do? When they go up to the roof to escape the heat, they find the lights--in stars that can be seen for a change--and so many neighbors it's like a block party in the sky! On the street below, people are having just as much...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423121902
• ISBN13: 9781423121909
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 5 years