 | Sejal Sinha Battles Superstorms (Sejal Sinha) Author: Prasad, Maya | |
| Price: $5.73 | ||
Summary:
When a storm threatens Diwali celebrations, eight-year-old Sejal Sinha, a spunky Indian-American girl with an active imagination, tries to use science to save her family's beloved holiday.
Reviews:
Booklist (04/01/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 04/01/2023 Indian American Sejal, a science-loving, imaginative eight-year-old, investigates extreme weather in this early chapter book. When a hurricane warning throws a damper on Diwali celebrations, Sejal, Mira (her cousin), Abu (her little brother), and Professor Cheetah (her erudite stuffed animal) embark on a meteorological adventure. A big empty cardboard box, with the addition of some stickers and marker drawings, undergoes a Magic School Bus–like transformation into an aircraft dubbed SS Cheetah. Sejal’s delightfully curious and determined first-person narration charts the course of this special mission as the crew flies into the eye of the storm and learns about the forces of nature along the way. Solid science reporting is delivered throughout the text by hurricane-hunter mentors and a scientist. Weather terminology (e.g. superstorms, eyewall) as well as details about Diwali traditions (like rangoli and sparklers) are explained conversationally. The kids come up with a very cool idea to thwart “Hurricane Ruin-Everything.” An author’s note provides more scientific details. The future looks sunny for this fun and informative STEM chapter-book series opener. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
