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Who Likes the Wind

by Etta Kaner, Marie Lafrance
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Overview

The wind — we feel it on our skin, we hear it whistle and we watch it shape the clouds in the sky. But what is the wind? Open the flaps to find the science of the wind and related topics clearly explained. Discover why the wind blows, how leaves are blown from trees, where the wind blows a seed and much more. Using simple concepts of science, this book in the Exploring the Elements series answers children's questions about wind and encourages young readers to explore their surroundings anew. Worlds of knowledge are waiting under the flaps!

Synopsis

Learn about the wind and what the wind does in this engaging book from the Exploring the Elements series for young learners.

About the Author, Etta Kaner

Award-winning author and teacher Etta Kaner enjoys writing nonfiction for both children and adults. Her books include Animals Migrating, Animal Talk , Animal Groups and other titles in the Animal Behavior series, as well as four titles in the Kids Can Read series. She is also author of the Exploring the Elements and Have You Ever Seen series. She lives in Toronto.

Marie Lafrance has been a more than full-time illustrator for most of her life, drawing pictures for magazines, newspapers, posters, billboards, boxes of jelly powder, board games, and the likes. She also illustrated tons of educational books, and eventually segued into what constitutes now the backdrop of her life, picture books. She lives in Montreal, Quebec with her husband and three inspirational tools, daughter Béatrice, dog Lélé and cat Melou.

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Editorials

Quill & Quire

? Who Likes the Wind? ? is particularly successful as a non-fiction book, using concrete examples from everyday life to elucidate some physical principles ? Adults will appreciate this excellent teaching tool, since it reminds them to value the curiosity and fascination children have for the world around them. At the same time, the book will equip care-givers with accurate, explicit explanations to answer kids’ many questions. They will doubtless learn a thing or two themselves in the process.

Booklist

At first glace, this book in the Exploring the Elements series appears to be a traditional picture book in which a multi-cultural cast of children at the beach, in the country, and in the city tell why they like the wind and ask questions related to their experiences. But there’s a nice surprise: each right-hand page folds out to reveal the answers to the child’s question along with several spot illustrations that help demonstrate the wind’s impact ? Lafrance’s acrylic paintings offer attractive scenes of children at play as well as good visual explanations. A user-friendly introduction to the science behind everyday occurrences.

Book Details

Published
April 1, 2006
Publisher
Kids Can Press, Limited
Pages
32
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781553378396

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