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Blackout
By Darienne Stewart,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Beautiful book captures the magic after lights go out.
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- Families can talk about what they like to do when the power goes out. Have a pretend blackout: Switch off the lights and screens, get out candles and flashlights, and enjoy the evening.
- The power outage interrupts the father's cooking, the mother's computer work, and the daughter's phone call. It's an annoyance, but the entire family is able to enjoy the blackout. Families can talk about looking on the bright side when things seem to go badly.
- Families can talk about what life might have been like before electricity. What did people do at night?
Book Details
- Author: John Rocco
- Genre: Picture Book
- Topics: Adventures , Brothers and Sisters
- Book type: Fiction
- Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
- Publication date: May 24, 2011
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 4 - 8
- Number of pages: 40
- Available on: Hardback
- Award: Caldecott Medal and Honors
- Last updated: July 12, 2017
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