- Hardcover: 64 pages
- Publisher: Holiday House Inc (April 3 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0823416720
- ISBN-13: 978-0823416721
- Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 14.9 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 195 g
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From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4-Ike and his family spend an evening in their basement during a tornado alert. When it is lifted, he fears that another warning will occur in the night, so he secretly watches the weather reports on a portable TV beneath his covers. The next day, Ike falls asleep at school. He feels worse after he stays up a second night, and he falls asleep during his third watch. He wakes in the middle of the night on a cot in the basement and his mother explains that the storm woke them and that she and his father carried him and his sister downstairs. A tornado damages their neighbors' home and yard so the friends move in with Ike's family while repairs are made. Jennings understands the worries of childhood and he portrays Ike as a caring, responsible boy. The text and pacing of this brief novel are ideal for beginning readers who are ready to tackle a longer chapter book with a slightly more complex plot. Alter's black-and-white illustrations provide necessary breaks.
Shawn Brommer, South Central Library System, Madison, WI
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Shawn Brommer, South Central Library System, Madison, WI
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 2-5. Ike lives where tornadoes are common, and one night a tornado warning causes the family to take shelter in the basement. When the warning is lifted, Ike worries they will miss the next alert, and so he secretly moves a TV into his bedroom and keeps it on all night. He falls asleep in class the next day--and the next--until his parents and teacher think he's sick. Finally, he wakes up one night to discover that he's in the basement--his parents heard the warning sirens and carried him and his sister to safety in their basement shelter. Their neighbors have their roof blown off, and there is some detail about roofers, loss of power, and how to cope during and after this kind of emergency. It's all done in simple language, and early readers should find the story, as well the pencil illustrations, comforting. GraceAnne DeCandido
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Spot-on understanding of kidthink, Dec 17 2007
By Martha Freeman "Mom/Writer/Teacher" - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: The Tornado Watches: An Ike and Mem Story (Hardcover)
I'm sure the meteorologist who wrote the other review is absolutely right about safety procedures, BUT as a work of literature, this book is just so wonderful -- it really deserves a wide audience. Jennings has an uncanny understanding, or perhaps memory, of the way children feel and think. Without being a bit condescending, he puts the reader right there in the minds of Ike and Mem. Children will relate to their fear, their support for one another, and ultimately to their reassurance. And did I mention the book is also gently humorous? Very highly recommended!
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Promotes Incorrect Safety Procedures, May 2 2006
By weatherwatcher - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: The Tornado Watches: An Ike and Mem Story (Hardcover)
The story is nice. However, on page 11 you will find the following text, "At seven o'clock the watch became a warning. Ike's mother opened all the windows in the house."
In the 50's and 60's this was a recommended procedure because they incorrectly believed that the difference in pressure inside and outside of the house would cause the house to explode when hit by a tornado.
Please let your children know they should not go near windows or glass doors during a severe storm or approaching tornado. They risk being injured by flying debris entering the house through the glass or being cut if the glass is broken.
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