"Tornado"

Author: Betsy Bryars
Illustrator: Doron Ben-Ami
Awards: Bluebonnet Award
Ages: 1st-4th Grade

Pineapple Pages: 4/5
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Summary:
One day a tornado was coming so Pete, the farmhand, and the family he worked for settled into the storm cellar. Link, the man of the estate, did not make it to the cellar and the family was worried. To ease the tension, Pete told a tale about his dog Tornado. After a tornado hit when he was a boy, he discovered a doghouse on his property that had a dog in it. He decided to keep it and name him, Tornado. Tornado was a spectacular pup and Pete told stories about the dog knowing card tricks and digging-holes. When the tornado had passed the family reunited with Link but the story of Tornado remained.

Evaluation:
A adorable book that has beautiful illustrations. This small chapter book would be great for a book club or accelerated readers in younger grades. To no surpirse, this book won a Bluebonnet Award.

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