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A sobering reminder of the devastation caused by hurricane Katrina. My heart hurts from Reading this but I'm glad it exists. Everyone should know what happened and never forget.
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Finished this and immediately picked up the The Great American Dust Bowl the next time I was at the library. This is an expert use of the medium to convey information and experiences about the event. Well balanced use of images and text - often factual portrayals in a graphic medium can get overburdened by text, but Brown makes sure that the illustrations carry their weight of the story.
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While watching news reports about Hurricane Katrina is still a vivid memory for me, over ten years have past and most of my teen patrons were probably too young to remember much of the event. This graphic novel is an excellent introduction to Hurricane Katrina. The drawings and words work well together to paint a grim but fair depiction of the catastrophe. In addition, the book includes several pages of source notes and bibliography.
This is the very first GN I have ever rated better than a 1 1/2. I do not like GNs, but this one was short, sweet and to the point. My only objection was on the page (left hand side) where, in the 1st sentence, it spoke of "policemen"; then in the last sentence in the same paragraph referred to them as "cops" - demeaning, in my book. It gave the facts, gruesome as they were, & the government's involvement (or not). They didn't judge, just gave the hard, cold facts.
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Provides a great timeline of events. The illustrations were powerful, but it was political and graphic at times.
I learned some surprising information about the rescue efforts after Hurricane Katrina. I also learned some not so surprising information about rescue efforts. Great book!
This graphic story brings this tragedy to life and really hits where it hurts.
Mr. Brown is very good at making these accounts on history come alive.
Mr. Brown is very good at making these accounts on history come alive.
Simple yet very effective to show the story of what happened, both failures and successes, to New Orleans during and after Katrina.
it was ok. not my favorite of the graphic novels I've read for the 2016 hub challenge, but it was informative.
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Simple yet powerful treatment of this disaster. Highly recommend.
Nov 20, 2015
Emily Childress-Campbell
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Nicole McLaren
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