Module 1: Picture Book #2

A.   Author	Charlotte Zolotow
B.    Title	The Storm Book
C.    Illustrator	Margaret Bloy Graham
D.   Readability Score	Lexile 1030L,  DRA 24,  Grade Equivalent: 4.2
E.    Genre	Juvenile Fiction
F.    Subgenre	Nature and the Natural World
G.   Theme	Culture and Diversity
H.   Primary and Secondary Characters	Primary Character: little boy  Secondary Characters: mother
I.      Awards/Date of Publication	1953 Caldecott Winner Published: January 15, 1989
J.     Publishing Company	HarperCollins
K.   ISBN Number	0-7587-0149-7
L.    Summary	The author does an amazing job describing a approaching storm.  A little boy hears the wind blowing stronger and lightning in the sky.  He asks his mother what it is.  She explains to the little boy what is happening and the cause.  Across town a young man in the city looks down below and the author describes the effect of the storm there.  The storm also affects a fisherman at sea and a husband and his wife in the mountains.   The storm comes to an end, and the little boy asks his mother what is in the sky.  The sun is shining and a beautiful rainbow is all that remains from the storm.
M.  Picture of Book Cover
N.   Usage with students	This book could use in many different subject areas.  It would be great to use in writing to discuss the use of descriptor words.  It could also be used in Science when learning about weather.