Hurricane (eBook)

My Story of Resilience

Salvador Gómez-Colón (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
112 Seiten
Norton Young Readers (Verlag)
978-1-324-01666-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Launching a propulsive middle grade nonfiction series, a young man shares how he combated Puerto Ricos public health emergency after Hurricane Maria.Suffering heavy damage in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017, Puerto Rican communities lacked access to clean water and electricity. Salvador Gmez-Coln couldnt ignore the basic needs of his homeland, and knew that nongovernmental organizations and larger foreign philanthropies could only do so much. With unstoppable energy and a deep knowledge of local culture, Salvador founded Light and Hope for Puerto Rico and raised more than $100,000 to purchase and distribute solar-powered lamps and hand-powered washing machines to households in need.With a voice that is both accessible and engaging, Salvador recalls living through the catastrophic storm and grappling with the destruction it left behind. Hurricane brings forward a captivating first-person account of strength, resilience, and determination, and heralds the start of a new series of compelling narrative nonfiction by young people, for young people.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.10.2021
• Reihe/Serie: I, Witness
• Reihe/Serie: I, Witness
• Reihe/Serie: I, Witness
• Zusatzinfo: Black-and-white spot art
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
• Schlagworte: Biography • Civil Rights • climate change • Health • natural disaster • Puerto Rico
• ISBN-10: 1-324-01666-3 / 1324016663
• ISBN-13: 978-1-324-01666-3 / 9781324016663