Windy Day by Anna Milbourne
This title is a delightful new addition to the best-selling "Picture Books" series. Have you ever wondered what sways the trees, and makes the leaves dance across the grass? Follow the billowing wind as it flies a kite, fills the sails of tall ships on the sea, makes birds fly and catches the massive wind turbines to generate electricity for a village! It is illustrated by Elena Temporin, illustrator of "The Snowy Day" and "Lullabies." It is a perfect present which will capture inquisitive imaginations.
Will have children itching to get outside and experience it all for themselves! * Child Education Plus *
Encourages the reader to ask and answer questions about the windIt is a great introduction to forces for Key Stage 1, and works well as a class book for Foundation Stage children as it identifies how best to feel the effect of wind. Other books in the series include The Rainy Day and The Snowy Day. Synopsis: This beautifully illustrated book follows two young children who step outside to explore the wind. Written using simple vocabulary, it includes the notion of seeds being blown about and planting themselves, how the wind dries washing, and modern windmills that make electricity. A wonderfully simple book that conveys an important message, it will have children itching to get outside an experience it all for themselves! * Child Education Plus *
Encourages the reader to ask and answer questions about the windIt is a great introduction to forces for Key Stage 1, and works well as a class book for Foundation Stage children as it identifies how best to feel the effect of wind. Other books in the series include The Rainy Day and The Snowy Day. Synopsis: This beautifully illustrated book follows two young children who step outside to explore the wind. Written using simple vocabulary, it includes the notion of seeds being blown about and planting themselves, how the wind dries washing, and modern windmills that make electricity. A wonderfully simple book that conveys an important message, it will have children itching to get outside an experience it all for themselves! * Child Education Plus *
Growing up on the Wirral and in Germany, Anna wrote plays about talking animals, and stories about naughty children, and drew on every available surface. After school, she did an Art Foundation course, then a degree in German Literature & Philosophy at Oxford University. In 1998 she found her perfect job at Usborne in London, writing about everything from curious penguins to trips to the Moon.
SKU | GOR001751036 |
ISBN 13 | 9780746077719 |
ISBN 10 | 0746077718 |
Title | Windy Day |
Author | Anna Milbourne |
Series | Picture Books |
Condition | very good |
Binding type | Hardback |
Publisher | Usborne Publishing Ltd |
Year published | 2006-01-28 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
Note | This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us |