About the series: The I Survived series is geared toward elementary school children and is based on a real life historical events (in this case, Hurricane Katrina). Fictitious characters and plot lines are written to educate kids about these events. The mix of fact and fiction make the series both educational and entertaining and plenty of action and drama is on every page, making this gripping series compulsively readable both for boys and girls. These books are appealing to even the the most reluctant boy reader, from 3rd to 5h grade. You do not have to read this series in order, as every book is based on a different historical event with different characters.
About this book: I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 recounts a boy named Barry's experiences during Hurricane Katrina. During the actual storm, Barry is asleep and with his family. After the storm, he is swept away by a flood, but is unharmed and found by a kind stranger. Barry overcomes his fear of the neighborhood bully's pit bull in order to rescue it from imminent death. The book mentions that many people died in this storm, but Barry and his family are fine, other than the fact that their house is destroyed. They move temporarily (with the dog) to New York while their home is rebuilt.
