In 2007, a tornado leveled the town of Greensburg, Kansas. Afterward, those who decided to stay and rebuild saw an opportunity for a fresh start: "We're gonna make a brand-new town, and we're gonna do it right!" Volunteers, donations, and government assistance came, and residents lived in temporary housing while the new town was being conceived and constructed.

Sidebars on Going Green, Building a Sustainable Home, and Green School Design; Author's Note; Tips for Going Green; Source notes ( )

Interesting and inspirational story. I'm not sure that a children's picture book format is the best choice for the information though. Maybe something geared for grade school non fiction instead? ( )

The inspiring true story behind how one town survived a tornado and rebuilt again, creating one of the greenest towns in the United States. Author’s Note. Source Notes.

An informative picture book that would be great for older readers because they can learn about Green City through illustrations and shorter passages. Definitely a lot of information to take in. Great information about building green. A book that would be a good addition to a unit on storms, disasters, weather, ecology, or Earth Day. ( )

A tornado struck Greensburg, Kansas in 2007 and this book is about a family trying to navigate what it is like to clean up the rubble and live with the disaster. The whole town gets together to discuss how to go about cleaning up the rubble. The little boy who is narrating the story talks about how everybody was evacuated from the town and had to live somewhere else while Greensburg was getting cleaned up. The book talks about how to rebuild the city using "green" materials. It talks about how to go green...what that looks like. In the end, the city was rebuilt better than it was before.

Possible science topic: Environmental awareness, Going green ( )