Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans -- Phil Bildner - Hardcover

In New Orleans, there lived a man who saw the streets as his calling, and he swept them clean. He danced up one avenue and down another and everyone danced along. The old ladies whistled and whirled. The old men hooted and hollered. The barbers, bead twirlers, and beignet bakers bounded behind that one-man parade. But then came the rising Mississippi--and a storm greater than anyone had seen before. In this heartwarming book about a real garbage man, Phil Bildner and John Parra tell the inspiring story of a humble man and the heroic difference he made in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Author: Phil Bildner
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 08/04/2015
Pages: 44
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.50h x 11.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781452125787
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 175365 / Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans

Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2015
Shelf Awareness 08/07/2015
School Library Journal 10/01/2015 pg. 72

About the Author
Phil Bildner is the author of numerous children's picture books and the cocreator of Sluggers, the New York Times bestselling middlegrade chapter book serial. He lives in Newburgh, New York.

John Parra is an award-winning illustrator, designer, teacher, and fine art painter. His books have earned starred reviews, the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for illustration, and the International Latino Book Award for Best Children's Book Interior Illustrations. He lives in Queens, New York.