Patricia Polacco
Paperback | Pages: 32 pages Rating: 4.37 | 5939 Users | 453 Reviews
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| Title | : | Thunder Cake |
| Author | : | Patricia Polacco |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 32 pages |
| Published | : | August 25th 1997 by Puffin Books (first published March 15th 1990) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Picture Books. Realistic Fiction |
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A loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma's old farmhouse. "This is Thunder Cake baking weather," calls Grandma, as she and her granddaughter hurry to gather the ingredients around the farm. A real Thunder Cake must reach the oven before the storm arrives. But the list of ingredients is long and not easy to find . . . and the storm is coming closer all the time!Reaching once again into her rich childhood experience, Patricia Polacco tells the memorable story of how her grandma--her Babushka--helped her overcome her fear of thunder when she was a little girl. Ms. Polacco's vivid memories of her grandmother's endearing answer to a child's fear, accompanied by her bright folk-art illustrations, turn a frightening thunderstorm into an adventure and ultimately . . . a celebration!
Whether the first clap of thunder finds you buried under the bedcovers or happily anticipating the coming storm, Thunder Cake is a story that will bring new meaning and possibility to the excitement of a thunderstorm.
List Books To Thunder Cake
| Original Title: | Thunder Cake |
| ISBN: | 0698115813 (ISBN13: 9780698115811) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Michigan(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Primary (1992) |
Rating About Books Thunder Cake
Ratings: 4.37 From 5939 Users | 453 ReviewsArticle About Books Thunder Cake
The perfect book to kickoff personal narratives!Polacco, Patricia. Thunder Cake. New York: Philomel Books, 1990. This is a book about a little girl who is scared of thunder, and her grandma who helps her get over this fear by having her help her make "thunder cake." The thunder cake calls for different ingredients that require a certain bravery to acquire. After the cake is in the oven, the grandma recalls all that the little girl did in order to get the cake ingredients, she tells her that anyone who can do all those things should not be
Oh, Im glad that I was alone when I read this. I made peculiar sounds as I laughed at the illustrations of a cat that appears on many of the pages. Polacco draws cats so well. I also came close to crying, no surprise to me now with Polaccos books.This book is beautifully illustrated. The animals and people and settings are all painted so lovingly.This is an apparently true story of how Patricia Polaccos beloved grandmother helped her get over her fear of thunderstorms. What a creative and loving
Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco is a story of a grandmother helping her granddaughter get over her fear of thunder. This is done by making a cake during a storm, the cake being called "thunder cake". One interesting aspect Patricia Polacco puts in the book is the information of how to tell the distance a storm is away from you. The suspense begins to build as the young girl continues to count and notice the storm is getting closer. The illustrations show the hectic activity of the characters as
This sweet story of a little girl who is frightened of thunder suggests a gentle way of dealing with childhood fears.Someday I'll have to try the recipe -- chocolate cake with tomato in it!
Thunder Cake is a Danish contemporary realistic fiction book that tells the story of a young girl and her grandmother trying to forget the powerful thunderstorm coming in on them by making a cake. This book would be appealing to children as for some of them are quite scared of thunderstorms. The young girl in the story is also very much afraid of the storm, so children can definitely relate to her. Her grandmother is also a very warm character in the book and children can look at her just as
I added this to my list 3 yrs ago. So glad to finally read it. Very sweet story of a young girl and her Russian grandmother(Babushka). The little girl is scared by the thunder and is comforted by the grandmother.I loved the reassuring voice of the grandmother throughout the book. They gather ingredients for a Thunder Cake and I like how the little girl faces her fears. The grandmother teaches the girl that after you see lightning you count and when you hear the thunder you stop counting and that
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