Storm Codes
Illustrated by Christina Rodriguez
Published by Windward Publishing Company
5995 149th Street West, Suite 105
Apple Valley, MN 55124
Ages 6 to 12
ISBN 978-0-89317-063-9 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-89317-064-6 (paperback)
About The Book
Storm Codes presents the sights and sounds of Great Lakes shipping in the late 1960s through seven-year-old Katy’s story of hope and determination. As a fierce ice storm rips through northern Minnesota, Katy and her mother wait restlessly for her father’s ship to return to their harbor in Duluth. Storm Codes vividly combines historically based illustrations with nautical terms and descriptions. Katy even creates her own secret code to help bring her father home safely.
For Teachers
Flag Code Coloring Page - Download PDF
Reader’s Guide – Download PDF
Recognition
- Delta Kappa Gamma – Tau State (Minnesota) Jeanette Fair Educators Award
- National Mom’s Choice Award for Historical Fiction
- Northeastern Minnesota Book Award Honor for Children’s Literature
- New York State Reading Association’s Recommended Reading List for Grades 4-6
- Midwest Booksellers Association Midwest Favorite
- Minnesota Book Award nominee
- Hennepin County Library, MN, Top Six Picks for Children’s Gift Books
