Questions About Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina

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Would this be appropriate for an 11 year old boy that reads slightly below his grade level? He needs a historic fiction book. It sounds interesting to me.

Jessica Mitlyng Ledoux Yes, my older son read this in 4th grade, and my 2nd grader just finished it (he is almost 8). I read it after, but I would read it before your child …moreYes, my older son read this in 4th grade, and my 2nd grader just finished it (he is almost 8). I read it after, but I would read it before your child does, so you can discuss as he comes up with it. I was still able to ask my son about it, and we both liked the book a lot.(less)

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Why were so many people unable to get out of New Orleans when ordered to evacuate?

Loraine There is basically only one major road out of New Orleans and the traffic backed up so that people basically couldn't leave. Some even ran out of gas …moreThere is basically only one major road out of New Orleans and the traffic backed up so that people basically couldn't leave. Some even ran out of gas on the freeway. I lived in Houston at the time and our church became a Red Cross shelter for almost a month.

The author is incorrect in his statement worst hurricane in US history. The worst was actually the Galveston Island flood in 1900. The entire island was wiped out along with the causeway that connects it to the mainland. There were 6000 deaths on Galveston Island and about 1800 in Katrina.(less)

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Why did people act the way they did towards one another in the story? Which actions did you like and which did you dislike?

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