The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Karwoski, Gail Langer

Tsunami: The True Story of an April Fools' Day Disaster

64 pp. | Darby Creek | September, 2006 | Trade ISBN 1-58196-044-1 $17.95

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by John MacDonald. This disturbing, informative volume chronicles the tsunami that hit Hawaii in 1946 killing 159 people, many of them children. Told in the words of survivors, the book describes the terrifying event then goes on to discuss the scientific and historical aspects of tsunamis, including the 2004 Indian Ocean disaster. MacDonald's dramatic illustrations are interspersed with small black-and-white photographs, maps, and diagrams. Reading list, websites. Bib.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee