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Drowned city : Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans / written and illustrated by Don Brown.

Drowned city : (other title)
Brown, Don, 1949- (author, illustrator.).

Summary:

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages across theGulf Coast topped $100 billion. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three people lost their lives. The tale of this historic storm and the drowning of an American city is one of selflessness, heroism, and courage -- and also of incompetence, racism, and criminality. Don Brown's kinetic art and as-it-happens narrative capture both the tragedy and triumph of one of the worst natural disasters in American history.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780544157774
  • ISBN: 054415777X
  • ISBN: 9781518211362
  • ISBN: 1518211364
  • ISBN: 9780544586178
  • Physical Description: 96 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm

Content descriptions

General Note:
A portion of the proceeds from this book has been donated to New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity. - printed on front cover.
Publisher may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-96).
Target Audience Note:
Ages 12-17.
GN920L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 1 175216.
Language Note:
Text in English.
Subject:
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 > Comic books, strips, etc.
Disaster victims > Louisiana > New Orleans > Comic books, strips, etc.
Disaster victims > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Racism > United States > Comic books, strips, etc.
Racism > United States.
Social classes > Louisiana > New Orleans > Comic books, strips, etc.
Social classes > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Comic books, strips, etc. > United States.
Racism.
Genre:
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
Young adult literature.

Available copies

  • 51 of 54 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 54 total copies.
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Jacksonville Main Library YA 363.3492 BRO (Text) 36015000252359 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library YA 976.3 Bro (Text) 31010000527962 Young Adult Graphic Novel Available -
Alleghany Public Library GN 976.044 BRO (Text) 30664100251948 Adult New Fiction Available -
Avery County Morrison Public Library JNFIC 363.34 BRO (Text) 31111002970042 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Barco Library TEEN GN 976 BRO (Text) 39488200900571 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Beaufort Main GN YA BROWN (Text) 34208203430763 Young Adult Graphic Novel Available -
Black Mountain Library YA 976.044 BRO (Text) 0020511039982 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Braswell Memorial Main Library YA 741.5 Bro (Text) 540191011084045 Young Adult Graphic Novel Available -
Charles H. Stone Memorial Library GN 976.044 BRO (Text) 30665100434285 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cleveland County Main Library GN 551.552 BRO (Text) 22281500127789 Young Adult Graphic Novel Available -

Accessibility Features

Summary: On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages across theGulf Coast topped $100 billion. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three people lost their lives. The tale of this historic storm and the drowning of an American city is one of selflessness, heroism, and courage -- and also of incompetence, racism, and criminality. Don Brown's kinetic art and as-it-happens narrative capture both the tragedy and triumph of one of the worst natural disasters in American history.