Author(s): Jane Kurtz,Neil Brennan
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 40
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Language: English
Date Published: 2000-04-01
Dimensions: 261.87 x 262.64 x 11.68mm
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
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Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

This winter was snowy, this spring brought a terrible blizzard, and now
the river is rising.
Sandbags don't stop it, the dikes don't stop it, and late one night sirens warn everyone to evacuate. A girl and her family don't expect to be gone more than a couple of days, so they leave their cat and race for shelter with only a suitcase each. But as days stretch into weeks they worry: Is the cat safe? Will they have a home to return to? And how will their lives be changed?
In searing, personal poems, Jane Kurtz explores what it's like to struggle through a flood and pull your life together afterward. Inspired by Kurtz's own flood experience, this tale is realistic and unforgettable. Not just a moving story of one girl's courage, River Friendly, River Wild is a tribute to everyone who's ever faced great loss.