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Blackout (Caldecott Honor Book)
Contributor(s): Rocco, John (Author), Rocco, John (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1423121902     ISBN-13: 9781423121909
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE:   $16.19  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Technology - General
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2011283938
Lexile Measure: 330
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.43" W x 11.27" (1.06 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Demographic Orientation - Urban
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 157808
Reading Level: 1.0   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
One hot summer night in the city, all the power goes out. The TV shuts off and a boy wails, Mommm His sister can no longer use the phone, Mom can't work on her computer, and Dad can't finish cooking dinner. What's a family to do? When they go up to the roof to escape the heat, they find the lights--in stars that can be seen for a change--and so many neighbors it's like a block party in the sky On the street below, people are having just as much fun--talking, rollerblading, and eating ice cream before it melts. The boy and his family enjoy being not so busy for once. They even have time to play a board game together. When the electricity is restored, everything can go back to normal . . . but not everyone likes normal. The boy switches off the lights, and out comes the board game again.Using a combination of panels and full bleed illustrations that move from color to black-and-white and back to color, John Rocco shows that if we are willing to put our cares aside for a while, there is party potential in a summer blackout.