Library Book: Kudzu Chaos (Rise and Shine)

By Jennifer Holloway Lambe

Katie, the town recluse, saves the day when she shows the town how to make useful things from the voracious vine. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589801571
• ISBN13: 9781589801578
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: National Geographic School Pub
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 0.4" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 5 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

College student

A small sleepy little town called Red Mud Flats experienced heavy rains. This was believed to have caused the kudzu to grow at an amazing rate. Bobby Lee, a young boy from the town volunteered to find a woman named Kudzu Katie to help find a solution for their green foliage problem. Katie suggested the use of the plant to make furniture, baskets, rugs, and food. Mud Flats became famous for its crafts. Kudzu turned out to be a blessing to the little town. I enjoyed this book. I am writing a research paper on kudzu, and I found this children's book from that research. The uses that the character Katie suggested are real world examples of the uses for today. A teacher could use this book to discuss the introduction of foreign plants into the United States. The illustrations were very green!

Kudzu Chaos

I thoroughly enjoyed Kudzu Chaos. The book deals with how to turn a negative situation into a positive one, which I think is something more children's books should address. My child and I found it to be very entertaining and inspiring. The book was very well written, creative, and beautifully illustrated. As a southerner, I found the story unique in that the author wrote a children's book about this plant that is such a large part of the south. We look forward to Ms. Lambe's future books!!