The Night of the Hurricane's Fury
From the Series On My Own History
It’s the summer of 1900, and 10-year-old Robert Pettibone is bored. His parents have sent him to stay with his Aunt Maudie in Galveston, Texas. She doesn’t let him do anything by himself. When a storm comes up, he rushes to the beach to take a closer look. But this is no ordinary storm—it’s an enormous hurricane headed straight for Galveston. Raging winds and rising floodwaters threaten to destroy the entire town. Can Robert and his aunt survive the worst natural disaster in U.S. history?
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| Interest Level | Grade 2 - Grade 4 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 3 |
| Genre | Social Studies |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction |
| Copyright | 2009 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Brand | On My Own Books |
| Imprint | First Avenue Editions ™, Millbrook Press ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 48 |
| Publication Date | 2009-01-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 2.5 |
| Reading Counts! Points | 3.0 |
| Text Type | Narrative Nonfiction |
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| BISACS | JNF007020, JNF051160, JNF025210 |
| Dewey | [E] |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 6 x 8.5 |
| Lexile | 590 |
| Guided Reading Level | M |
| ATOS Reading Level | 3.7 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 128532 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Afterword, Author/Illustrator note, Bibliography/further reading, and Teaching Guides |
Author: Candice Ransom
Candice Ransom is the author of 150 books for children. She holds an MFA from Vermont College and an MA in children’s literature from Hollins University. She currently teaches in Hollins University’s graduate program in children’s literature.
Illustrator: Paul Tong
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On My Own History
With striking, full-page illustrations, real and fictionalized characters, and stories featuring events that really happened, these books capture readers’ interest and imagination. View available downloads →