A review by roseleaf24
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown

3.0

The illustrations perfectly highlighted the text and the broader story. The grim cookies set the time and conveyed the filth and stench of the disaster in a way that the text alone just couldn't have done. The subtle lightening of the pages where the successful rescues were discussed was beautiful. I appreciated the presentation of this disaster, and think this would be excellent coverage for those who aren't old enough to really remember it. I appreciated the dispelling if some rumours that I had not heard resolved. The coverage of the mishandling was fair, but at some points left me with some questions. The text was fairly dense in some places, and the moments of direct experience from real survivors could have been more smoothly integrated.