Tornado Rescue: A Branches Book (Disaster Squad #4) - by Rekha S Rajan (Paperback)

About the Book

Leela, Jaden, and the rest of the Jackson family travel to Oklahoma to help people and animals dealing with tornadoes tearing through town and causing green skies, swirling winds, and fallen trees.

Book Synopsis

The Disaster Squad is ready to save the day in this action-packed early chapter book series perfect for fans of the Magic Tree House series, or for kids who aren't quite ready to read I Survived!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

Meet the Disaster Squad! Leela, Jaden, and the rest of the Jackson family travel the country and respond to natural disasters, helping people in need and rescuing animals along the way. In this fourth adventure, the Jacksons are called to Oklahoma, where tornadoes are tearing through town. Green skies, swirling winds, fallen trees... There are people and animals in danger! Will the Disaster Squad be able to lend a helping hand or will they get all twisted up?

With action-packed adventure and artwork on every page, Disaster Squad is the perfect series for any emerging reader!

Review Quotes

A USA Today bestselling series!

Praise for Tornado Rescue (Disaster Squad #4):

"The short sentences and plentiful illustrations add to the fast-paced action, making this an engaging choice for early chapter book readers." -- School Library Journal

Praise for Wildfire Rescue (Disaster Squad #1):

"Siblings Jaden and Leela travel with their parents in an RV through several natural disasters... grayscale illustrations break up the text well, show the many action scenes, and highlight the diversity of the characters. VERDICT: A good edtion about natural disasters for chapter book collections." -- School Library Journal

About the Author

Rekha S. Rajan, EdD., has been an educator for more than 20 years. She holds a doctorate and master's in education from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City and a master's in early childhood education from Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois. Rajan is the author of six books for teachers. Her book Integrating the Performing Arts in Grades K-5 includes over 60 lesson plans on how to connect the arts with STEM subjects. Her work has been featured on NPR, the National Head Start Association, the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the California Alliance for Arts Education, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She lives in Chicago, Illinois, with her family.

Courtney Lovett received her BFA in Visual Arts and Animation from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She works in different mediums and artistic disciplines, including illustration, character design, and animation. As a Black American and a native of the DC, Maryland, Virginia area, her work reflects her heritage and upbringing, which adds to today's cultural shift of creating diverse and relatable stories from perspectives that are often underrepresented or misrepresented in art and media.