Tsunami

by Robin Stewart

Award-winning Australian author tells a remarkable story guaranteed to appeal to young readers. Noah's world is shattered when a tsunami sweeps his home away and he and his grandmother escape in a small boat. Lost at sea they rescue three animals, finally landing in a deserted cove surrounded by mountains. A month later Noah meets an ancient man and is given clues to help them return home.

Genres: Realistic Fiction

Nook

First published September 22, 2010

Reviews

[Sho Nakagawa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can you imagine you had experienced tsunami, one of the most dangerous disasters? Off course, your life would never be the same.

Noah and his grandmother were almost hit by dangerous tsunami, but they managed to escape. They climbed on the roof just before tsunami hit them. Since tsunami swept their home away, they tried to escape in a small boat. They met three animals who must have escaped their homes, too. Noah and his grandmother finally found land. A stranger called Snow appeared. Will Noah and grandma finally go back to their home?

This short, easy-to-read book is a fiction but it is realistic. I like realistic fiction because it could happen to our own world! I definitely think this book is relevant to me. Actually, people in Japan experienced tsunami in 2011. I was so shocked by this news, and couldn’t feel that it had nothing to do with me. This is why I was attracted to this book.

Robin Stewart is an award-winning author and well-known as a person who loves nature and animals. Conservation and the natural world are her keen interests. In this book, there are three animals; a dog, a goat, and a bird. They must be her favorites. She gets the hint for her books from her real life, which is nature-related.

The reason why I did not give five stars in this book is that it is predictable. If I were the author, I would make more interesting characters including villains. Most of the characters in this book are nice and decent people.

[Deb W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engaging!
The author's discretion of characters and events led to the readings ability to feel as if they were part of the story.

[Shay Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Noah and his grandmother hear cries from birds and they know something is going to happen so they head to the roof of there house and in to the boat that Noah's grandfather built just in case a tsunami. Noah and his grandmother end up on an island and they have been there for a while and Noah's grandmother is getting verry sick so he finds a man that lives in the wood's and his name is old man snow and he tells Noah how to get help and then he dies. Noah gets help and a ambulance gets his grandmother and takes her to the hospital then Noah goes home.

[Kyle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a free book on our Nooks at school! I enjoyed reading this adventure story and learned a lot about the impact of tsunamis. If you've ever imagined yourself on a deserted island, this book will appeal to you. If you are an animal lover, you will also enjoy how the animals interact with the main character. There are some vocabulary words that seem to be unique to the setting of this book which was sometimes tricky but if you use context, you can usually figure out what the author is explaining.

[Dee Renee Chesnut]

This ebook was free from Barnes and Noble when I downloaded it to my Nook library in April 2012.
This adventure story is for children so I recommend it to independent readers of chapter books for the story will hold their attention.

[Janie · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was preatty exiting and a good book!!!!! :)

[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a children' s book, so not my typical sort of reading choice. As a children's book, however, I found it very good fo that audience.

[Jennifer]

We may not live by huge bodies of waters but it would be a great science project to learn about and demonstrate a tsunami simulator.