Hurricane by Jason Chin: Book Beginnings on Fridays, First Line Friday, The Friday 56, and Book Blogger Hop

  

Today's Featured Book: 

Hurricane

by Jason Chin

Genre: Children's nonfiction

Published: May 6, 2025

Page Count: 50 pages

Summary: 

It’s a beautiful day on Hatteras Island, North Carolina. But while all seems calm now, a hurricane is barreling across the Atlantic, and everyone is wondering when it will hit the U.S. coast. And where.

Night and day, meteorologists use satellites to monitor the storm. Brave pilots fly directly into the tempest, dodging lightning bolts to gather crucial data. Back on the island, families board up windows, drag furniture upstairs, and stock survival kits to prepare for what may come. From its dramatic opening, Hurricane alternates between striking maps charting the hurricane’s progress and daily life on the island.

Jason Chin, winner of the Caldecott Medal for Watercress (written by Andrea Wang) and the Sibert Medal for Life After Whale (written by Lynn Brunelle) combines breathtaking artwork and clear, compelling text to make Hurricane a gripping read for all ages. At the end, find even more information about hurricanes, with visual aids for deeper understanding.

 

BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAY is hosted by Rose City Reader. What book are you happy about reading this week? Please share the opening sentence (or so) on BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAY! Add the link to your blog or social media post and visit other blogs to see what others are reading.

Happy Friday and welcome to the FIRST LINE FRIDAY, hosted by Reading is My Superpower! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line.

A storm is raging over the Atlantic Ocean...

THE FRIDAY 56 is hosted by Anne of Head Full of Books. To play, open a book and turn to page 56 (or 56% on your e-reader). Find a sentence or two and post them, along with the book title and author. Then link up on Head Full of Books and visit others in the linky. 

The hurricane is likely to knock out power, block roads, and cut off the island. 

Jason Chin at IRA in San Antonio in 2013, 

autographing a copy of Coral Reefs for my school library

I'm crazy about picture book author/illustrator Jason Chin. I think I've only seen him once (photo above) at the International Reading Association Conference in San Antonio in 2013 (my post about the conference), but I do know that I've loved every book he has written. 

Jason Chin is one of those wonderful nonfiction authors who knows how to share facts while he tells a story. His books all have a strong scientific basis. And his illustrations are lovely.

Here are some of his other books you might like. 

Redwoods.    Island: A Story of the Galapagos.    Your Place in the Universe.   The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey.      

Grand Canyon.    Coral Reefs.     Gravity.

Jason Chin Serendipity

Last week I'm reading Hurricane and I'm thinking about all the other wonderful Jason Chin books I've read when I get an email from the Rosenberg Library in Galveston:

Experience the traveling exhibition of Jason Chin’s original artwork from the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature (NCCIL) on our library's second floor. The exhibition includes 75 works of watercolor on paper, mixed media, and inkjet prints. View this extraordinary exhibition before it travels away on Aug. 6!

Well, goodness, I had to go, didn't I? So off I went to the wonderful Rosenberg Library with my friend Cindy. I took some photos so you can see how it went, too.

The purpose of THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, and befriend other bloggers. THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP is hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer.    

June 20th - 26th - Have you ever ventured out of your preferred genres? If so, were you surprised you enjoyed the book? (submitted by Elizabeth @ Silver's Review)

I am not a person who, in general, reads genre fiction. But when I have been told about a good mystery or a good romance or a good scifi book or a good fantasy, I've usually enjoyed it.