The Hurricane

About the Book

My First Hurricane centers around two happy children who wanted to experience the excitement of a storm. Eventually, a hurricane hits their tropical island, but the horror and devastation of the horrific winds blew the children’s smiles away. The parents, who are philanthropists, made provisions for the victims, and the entire family joined other neighbors as they turned the chaos into a channel of service to others. This is a moving story that legitimizes the virtues of a selfless life and loving one’s neighbor. It is a great source for story elements, figures of speech, homonyms, affixes, and fresh vocabulary.

About the Author

Paulet Facey was born in Jamaica, West Indies; she is a retired teacher who currently lives in New York City. Dr. Facey looks forward to the opportunity to make a tangible impact on the literacy status of the children back in Jamaica, especially, since her love for writing was influenced by her teachers. Facey has her doctorate degree in reading and literacy, master’s degree in general and special education, as well as a bachelor’s degree in literacy. Facey asserts, Literacy is light. Therefore, she has dedicated her time to use the power of writing to positively impact the literacy gap that exists. In addition, Facey is convinced that each generation has a resposibility to expose, in a targeted manner, more of creations's beautiful animals to everyday conversation, so several of her books include animals. The author, an academic intervention specialist, knows the power of effective vocabulary instructions. Consequently, she has deliberately centered her works round building children’s expressive and receptive vocabularies through reading for pleasure. She expertly blends various subcomponents of vocabulary instruction, and rich story elements in an artistic manner to provide enjoyment for young readers. Other books from the author include: My Family's Feet, Annie in the Wash Pan of Ripe Bananas, Tom Tom and the Bowl of Irish Moss, Loving AZee the Mean Bull, Johanna the Iguana and the Limousine load of Shoes, How Loney the Honey Badger Got Its Name, Patchy and His Emu Chicks, along with, Latty the Platypus and the Woodwind Orchestra.