{"product_id":"tornado-hits-a-branches-book-hilde-cracks-the-case-5-isbn-9781338266771","title":"Tornado Hits!: A Branches Book (Hilde Cracks the Case #5)","description":"Breaking news! A tornado has hit Selinsgrove!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePick 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!Real-life crime reporter Hilde Lysiak is starring in her very own early chapter book series -- inspired by real news stories she has written! In this fifth book, a tornado hits Selinsgrove! Hilde and her sister\/photographer Izzy set out to uncover its path and report on the damage. No one is hurt, but the sisters find a strange clue: There are fish flopping all over Orange Street! Where did the fish come from? Hilde is about to discover something WILD! Joanne Lew-Vriethoff's personality-filled illustrations appear on every page, bringing Hilde's adventures to life for young readers! | \u003cdiv\u003eBreaking news! A tornado has hit Selinsgrove!\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHero Dog!\u003c\/i\u003e (Hilde Cracks the Case #1):\u003c\/b\u003e\"This mystery series is sure to win over readers diving into beginning chapter books. Like other titles in the 'Branches' line, pictures and text work together to tell the story. Fast-paced action helps maintain budding readers' attention. Pages from Hilde's notebook introduce new vocabulary and model questioning. The right amount of support and repetition is given for students transitioning into a more independent phase of reading, and many will find themselves working to solve the mystery alongside the protagonist. Teachers will appreciate using this series to teach questioning words...VERDICT: A solid addition to most chapter book collections, especially where there are mystery fans.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\"It's a light, quick-moving mystery, and the young author's backstory will undoubtedly inspire many aspiring writers, reporters, and sleuths.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\"Entertaining and fast-paced.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e | Hilde Lysiak is the 11-year-old publisher of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania's newspaper, the \u003ci\u003eOrange Street News\u003c\/i\u003e. The paper has 700+ paid subscribers and is read by thousands more online. Hilde's journalism efforts have been profiled by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eColumbia Journalism Review\u003c\/i\u003e, NBC \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e, and hundreds of other newspapers and television stations around the world. Hilde is cowriting the Scholastic Branches series Hilde Cracks the Case with her dad, Matthew Lysiak.     \u003cbr\u003e      Matthew Lysiak is a nationally recognized journalist and author. He has reported for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAM New York\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also appeared as a contributor on \u003ci\u003eThe Today Show\u003c\/i\u003e, MSNBC, and countless other media outlets to discuss his work. He coauthored the young adult memoir of teen scientist Jack Andraka, \u003ci\u003eBreakthrough: How One Teen Innovator Is Changing the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and was the author of \u003ci\u003eNewtown: An American Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e. Matthew is cowriting the Branches early chapter book series Hilde Cracks the Case with his daughter, Hilde Kate Lysiak.     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOANNE LEW-VRIETHOFF\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed illustrator of many picture books, including \u003ci\u003eBeautiful\u003c\/i\u003e by Stacy McAnulty, named among \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's 2016 Books with a Message. She is a Mom's Choice Gold Award medal winner whose illustrations can be found in \u003ci\u003eThe Dancing Pancake\u003c\/i\u003e by Eileen Spinelli and Peace, Baby! by Linda Ashman. Joanne also is the illustrator of the \u003ci\u003eHilde Cracks the Case\u003c\/i\u003e series by Hilde Lysiak. She lives in Amsterdam with her husband and two children. | \u003cdiv\u003eCRIME REPORTER HILDE LYSIAK ALWAYS GETS THE SCOOP!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tornado has hit Selinsgrove! Hilde wants to uncover the path of the storm and report on its damage. She and Izzy head to Orange Street, where they find fish flopping all over the place! Where did the fish come from? Could wacky weather be to blame?\u003c\/div\u003e | 1. Fishy Clue2. A Flipping, Flopping, Frenzy!3. Walking Fish?4. Hilde Versus Tree5. Crash Landing6. Market Street Sirens7. T-Rex on the Loose?8. Ripped up by the Root9. Beep! Beep!10. Shattered Window11. Biting into the Story!12. Surprise Landing13. Path of Damage14. Flying Reporters15. A Special Report","brand":"Scholastic Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46551948427493,"sku":"NP9781338266771","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/11208046-25c1-476c-87bc-a8b0011a315e.jpg?v=1765399117","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/tornado-hits-a-branches-book-hilde-cracks-the-case-5-isbn-9781338266771","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}