I Am a Tornado

Name: I Am a Tornado
Brand: Ingram Book Company
SKU: 9781665916745
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By Drew Beckmeyer

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An angry, destructive tornado picks up an empathetic cow, and when Cow politely asks to be put down, the two enter a conversation that has some unforeseen results.

Description

An emotionally unaware tornado carves a path of destruction until it picks up a very empathetic cow in this quirky and sweet picture book about compassion and navigating negative emotions from Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Drew Beckmeyer.

Tornado is on a rampage. It tosses cars and knocks over barns. Tornado is also angry, only it doesn’t know that or want to admit it. Then Tornado picks up Cow. Oh, no! Cow would like to be put down. Fortunately, Cow is a good listener. And sometimes Tornado just needs to be heard.

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INFORMATION

Barcode: 9781665916745

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 May 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Illustration: f-c (spfx: spot gloss) uncoated stock for jkt + int; digital

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Illustrated by Drew Beckmeyer

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Length: 15.0mm

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 305.0mm

Weight: 533g

Pages: 40

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About the Author

Drew Beckmeyer received a Caldecott Honor for his picture book Stalactite & Stalagmite. He is an author-illustrator and schoolteacher based in Los Angeles. He is the author-illustrator of I Am a Tornado, The First Week of School, Stalactite & Stalagmite, and The Long Island, which was longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize, and the illustrator of Dear Wild Child. Visit him online at DrewBeckmeyer.com.

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