Hurricane Katrina: Aftermath of Disaster (Snapshots in History)

By Barb Palser

Details the events leading to and following the arrival of Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast and in New Orleans in 2005. Includes source notes and timeline. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Unknown Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756521017
• ISBN13: 9780756521011
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Capstone
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 11 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 8

Customer Reviews

Interesting, and Appropriate for School-Age Children

"Hurricane Katrina" provides a good overall overview of that disaster, including both scientific and human aspects to the story, and a number of interesting photographs. While a bit inaccurate in some areas (eg. it "soft-pedals" the rationale for levee collapse), the emphasis is on providing enough detail to be useful without getting the intended audience (school pupils, and their parents) embroiled in the hot politics of who failed to do what, etc. The book also provides a timeline overview, Internet sources for further information, and credible (but not overburdening) endnotes.