Discuss the word art used in the title. Talk about what information about cyclones is conveyed by the word art. Talk about other ways it could have been done. Read through the book focussing on the meaning or children silent read. Return to discuss the meaning.
Children talk about what they learned from reading the book.
Look at Chapter Two. Make a list of the preparations the family made and then make a list of what else they could have done. Life changed a lot for the family after the cyclone. Ask the children to find other slang words in the story. Discuss what these words mean and what other words could be used in their place.