Tornado Hits!: A Branches Book (Hilde Cracks the Case #5) (Hilde Cracks the Case, #5)
by Hilde Lysiak, Matthew Lysiak, and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
With stunning, cinematic art, this fact-based picture book takes readers into the heart of a forest fire and shows how animals survive, how heroic first responders curb the flames, and how life gradually returns to the forest. There is a flash. Then a crack. Bluejay spreads the news: “Firefirefire in the forest!” There’s a wildfire on Spruce Mountain! High up in the Evergreen Tower, dispatcher Maria sees it, too. She calls on expert teams of pilots, smokejumpers, and firefighters to battle th...
A story of hope and friendship, in which resilience trumps tragedy in the wake of a forest fire. After moving from the city, one boy discovers his new home in the woods isn't so bad—there is friendship in the midst of the forest. But when he spots a fire on the horizon that soon engulfs everything he's come to know—the bugs, the plants, the fox who keeps him company—he is forced to flee. When his newfound comfort goes up in smoke, how can he ever feel at home again? In a forest fire, so much...
Perfect for all children experiencing loss or grief, A Flood of Kindness gracefully confronts difficult feelings and celebrates the healing power of kindness."The night the river jumped its banks, everything changed."So begins A Flood of Kindness, a poignant picture book that addresses grief and loss and demonstrates how kindness can bring hope. Written in spare prose and told from an intimate first-person point of view, the story follows Charlotte, a young girl who watches floodwaters rise in h...
An uplifting picture book debut about community and hope. One windy day, House’s hat blows clean off his head! His friends are happy to help, but nothing they try seems quite right. Then the wind gets even stronger and thunder rumbles, making House wonder how he can keep his family safe and if he’ll ever feel quite like himself again. But just in time, more neighbors come to pitch in. And they have a plan for a new hat that fits him perfectly. Sweetly illustrated and studded with humor, this...
Maxy Survives the Hurricane / Maxy Sobrevive El Huracan
by Ricia Anne Chansky and Yarelis Marcial Acevedo
I Survived the Children's Blizzard 1888 (I Survived, #16)
by Lauren Tarshis