A Caldecott Honor book about a little boy's curiosity during a summer storm, poetically written by celebrated author Charlotte Zolotow and with stunning illustrations by Margaret Bloy Graham.

This beautifully crafted story is perfect to pull out and enjoy on rainy days and for classroom discussions on weather patterns.

It is a day in the country.

Quiet, dusty, expectant.

Everything is hot and still.

Then the hazy sky begins to shift.

Something is astir, something soundless.

Shadows move over the world.

And then it happens

Shooting through the sky like starlight...

What was that?

Author: Charlotte Zolotow
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 01/15/1989
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.00w x 0.20d
ISBN: 9780064431941
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 124206 / Storm Book


Award: 1953 Caldecott Medal Honor Book - Picture Book


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/20/1989

About the Author
Graham, Margaret Bloy: - Gene Zion and two-time Caldecott Honor winner Margaret Bloy Graham have collaborated on several favorite stories about Harry: Harry by the Sea, Harry the Dirty Dog, and No Roses for Harry.Zolotow, Charlotte: -

Charlotte Zolotow--author, editor, publisher, and educator--has one of the most distinguished reputations in the field of children's literature. She has written more than seventy books, many of which are picture-book classics, such as Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present and William's Doll. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.