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River Friendly, River Wild
By Kurtz, Jane & Brennan, Neil Francis
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68982-049-6
- Publisher
- New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2000
Gr 2-5 This collection of poems tells of a child's experiences during a flood that sweeps through her town, forcing families to evacuate. The unnamed girl describes the creeping water, the hard work of making sandbags, the wrench of being forced to leave her beloved cat, and the crowded shelter where they watch the devastation on TV. While her Mom spends the next few weeks making "-lists/of everything she might have lost," the child worries about her pet. When they can finally return to the town, they drive p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
