Children's Nonfiction Disasters
Saving Thunder the Great
The True Story of a Gerbil's Rescue from the Fort McMurray Wildfire
- Publisher
- Boulder Publications
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2016
- Category
- Disasters
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- p to 3
- Recommended Reading age
- 4 to 8
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781927099858
- Publish Date
- Sep 2016
- List Price
- $21.95
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Description
"If you have to evacuate while I'm at work, just take Thunder the Great."
Those were Mamma's instructions the day before flames roared into Fort McMurray. On May 3, 2016, Mamma and Thunder the Great - a gerbil belonging to her son Jackson - were forced to flee their home. In a frightening rescue attempt, Mamma faces wildfire, traffic gridlock, an empty gas tank, and other challenges … all to get Thunder and herself to safety for the sake of her son.
Saving Thunder the Great is the true story of a hungry gerbil's rescue, a mother's love for her child, and the community who helps her.
About the authors
Leanne Shirtliffe is an award-winning humor writer. She writes for the Huffington Post, Nickelodeon's humor site NickMom.com, and authored the book Don't Lick the Mini Van (Skyhorse 2013). When she's not stopping her children from licking frozen flagpoles, Leanne teaches English to teenagers. You can read more about her misadventures at IronicMom.com. She currently lives in Calgary, Alberta.
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Georgia Graham is the illustrator of several picture books for children including Where Wild Horses Run, Cub's Journey Home and Saving Thunder the Great. She lives in Alberta.
