#26: Ice Storms

Title: Ice Storms

Author: Anne Ylvisaker

Illustrator: Not Available

Publishing Company: Capstone Press

Copyright Date: 2003

# of pages: 48

Genre/category: Nonfiction

 

            I chose this book because it looked very interesting to me. The book Ice Storms is a short chapter book. It contains information about different famous ice storms that have taken place. It also describes what to do during an ice storm. There is also a chapter about why they happen and how to survive one.

            The pictures in this book really help to show the reader the seriousness of an ice storm. The pictures that we see in this book are computer generated or actual pictures that are taken before, during, and after an ice storm takes place. Most of the pictures are on one page and the words are on the next page.

            The book would be appropriate for fifth and six grade students.  There are different ways that this book can be used inside the classroom. I would have student use this book to write a report on what to do during an ice storm. This book would also be good to display or read to the class when teaching about the different types of weather. This book is also a good way for student to learn new vocabulary words dealing with weather. This book has not won any awards.