Children of Katrina

Children of Katrina
Author: Alice Fothergill,Lori Peek
Publsiher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781477305461

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When children experience upheaval and trauma, adults often view them as either vulnerable and helpless or as resilient and able to easily “bounce back.” But the reality is far more complex for the children and youth whose lives are suddenly upended by disaster. How are children actually affected by catastrophic events and how do they cope with the damage and disruption? Children of Katrina offers one of the only long-term, multiyear studies of young people following disaster. Sociologists Alice Fothergill and Lori Peek spent seven years after Hurricane Katrina interviewing and observing several hundred children and their family members, friends, neighbors, teachers, and other caregivers. In this book, they focus intimately on seven children between the ages of three and eighteen, selected because they exemplify the varied experiences of the larger group. They find that children followed three different post-disaster trajectories—declining, finding equilibrium, and fluctuating—as they tried to regain stability. The children’s moving stories illuminate how a devastating disaster affects individual health and well-being, family situations, housing and neighborhood contexts, schooling, peer relationships, and extracurricular activities. This work also demonstrates how outcomes were often worse for children who were vulnerable and living in crisis before the storm. Fothergill and Peek clarify what kinds of assistance children need during emergency response and recovery periods, as well as the individual, familial, social, and structural factors that aid or hinder children in getting that support.

Children of Katrina

Children of Katrina
Author: Alice Fothergill,Lori Peek
Publsiher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781477303917

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When children experience upheaval and trauma, adults often view them as either vulnerable and helpless or as resilient and able to easily “bounce back.” But the reality is far more complex for the children and youth whose lives are suddenly upended by disaster. How are children actually affected by catastrophic events and how do they cope with the damage and disruption? Children of Katrina offers one of the only long-term, multiyear studies of young people following disaster. Sociologists Alice Fothergill and Lori Peek spent seven years after Hurricane Katrina interviewing and observing several hundred children and their family members, friends, neighbors, teachers, and other caregivers. In this book, they focus intimately on seven children between the ages of three and eighteen, selected because they exemplify the varied experiences of the larger group. They find that children followed three different post-disaster trajectories—declining, finding equilibrium, and fluctuating—as they tried to regain stability. The children’s moving stories illuminate how a devastating disaster affects individual health and well-being, family situations, housing and neighborhood contexts, schooling, peer relationships, and extracurricular activities. This work also demonstrates how outcomes were often worse for children who were vulnerable and living in crisis before the storm. Fothergill and Peek clarify what kinds of assistance children need during emergency response and recovery periods, as well as the individual, familial, social, and structural factors that aid or hinder children in getting that support.

Drowned City

Drowned City
Author: Don Brown
Publsiher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780544157774

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Marking the10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, this companion to The Great American Dust Bowl combines lively drawings and authoritative memoir in graphic novel form to recount one of the most destructive and devastating natural disasters in our American history.

Ninth Ward

Ninth Ward
Author: Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publsiher: Orbit Books
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2010-08-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: UOM:39076002910748

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In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them.

Kingdom of the Lizards

Kingdom of the Lizards
Author: Katrina Kusa
Publsiher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2017-03-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781480843691

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When we grow up, we leave the world of magical creatures and mystical places behind. But when youre young, magic is all around you. Whether its a special book, a tiny crown, or even the creatures in your favorite garden, magic and friendship can help you do anything. Clara finds magic everywhere she looks, including the little lizard friends that she reads to whenever she can. When her friends are in trouble, she learns that love and kindness are much stronger than hate and heartlessness. Clara learns that by working together, and having the support of her friends and family, she can make any wish come true. She can even turn a selfish bully into a sweet and gentle friend, ready to follow her on her next adventure. Whether youre young, or young at heart, still dreaming of your magical world, Kingdom of the Lizards will transport you to the wonderful days where you can relive your magic again and again.

No Baths Week

No Baths Week
Author: Katrina McKelvey and Cheri Hughes
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 1925675424

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Ben and his dog, Bandit know how to avoid having baths for a whole week - or do they? A fun story full of chaos, mess, noise and adventure as Ben and his beloved pet, Bandit avoid having baths for an entire week.

De Monte Love

De Monte Love
Author: Rodney Vance
Publsiher: Visikid Books
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1933156155

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De'monte Love, a six-yr-old boy caught in the grips of the Hurricane Katrina storm with his family and others who lived in his apartment building showed true heroism - taking care of six-younger children, by himself he and the other children where dropped of by a rescue helicopter without any adults to help them. De'monte leventually got the attention of an ambulance driver who helped get De'Monte and the other children to a shelter where after a few days the children were all reunited with their parents who were resucued sometime after thier children.

A Storm Called Katrina

A Storm Called Katrina
Author: Myron Uhlberg
Publsiher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-08
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 0606374671

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For use in schools and libraries only. When flood waters submerge their New Orleans neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a young cornet player and his parents evacuate their home and struggle to survive and stay together.