A Place Where Hurricanes Happen
by Renée Watson and Shadra Strickland
20 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2010
Word Count 1,924
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 590L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 137947, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Neighborhoods--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 21st Century
- New Orleans (La.)
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Fiction
- Neighborhoods
- New Orleans (La.)--Fiction
- New Orleans
- Community life--Louisiana--New Orleans--Fiction
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Weather
- Louisiana
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Community life
- Lists With This Book
- Survival Books
- Hurricane Katrina
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Shadra Strickland
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Shadra Strickland
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 9
Guest Post by Renée Watson
Created by Cynsations
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by HappyNappyBookseller
Interview with Shadra Strickland
Created by HappyNappyBookseller
Interview with Shadra Strickland
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by School Library Journal
Guest Post by Renée Watson
Created by Rethinking Schools
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Reading While White
23rd Effie Lee Morris Lecture by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Author's Blog
Created by Author's Blog
Book Readings 1
Video Book Reading narrated by Author and Sydney Kelly
Created by Cynsations
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Shadra Strickland
Created by Shadra Strickland
Awards & Distinctions 1
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
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