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1) Windblown
Author
Publisher
Owlkids
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Colorful and oddly shaped scraps of paper blow in the wind. One by one, they take shape, transforming into animals--each one with its own story to tell.
8) Leaf Man
Author
Language
English
Description
"Ride the wind and drift east with Leaf Man in this autumnal classic by Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Lois Ehlert, now available as a board book, perfect for young readers returning to school in the fall. Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the marsh and ducks and geese? Or is he heading west, above the orchards, prairie meadows, and spotted cows? No one's quite sure, but this much...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids, an imprint of Page Street Publishing Co
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"With dynamic text and atmospheric illustrations, this book invites you to celebrates the world all around us through the unique perspective of the wind. Journey through the frozen forests and bayou bogs, wonder at the northern lights, and meet unique animals like wolverines and olinguitos along the way"--
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text portray wind, from a kiss of air to a roiling hurricane, in thirteen verses that represent the categories of the Beaufort wind force scale. Includes facts about the Beaufort scale and glossary.
11) Windy days
Author
Series
Publisher
Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Rhyming couplets celebrate windy weather, the sensory experience of wind, and the activities it makes possible from a preschooler's perspective. Mixed-media collage art shows young children engaging in outdoor activities, including scattering milkweed seeds, spinning pinwheels, flying kites, and struggling against a strong wind. A final page includes age-appropriate STEM activities related to wind."--
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the fable, "The Wind and the Sun," in which Wind, Rain, and Sun attempt to remove the cap of a shepherdess. Collage illustrations include symbols based on seal characters of Chinese pictograms.
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When a gust of wind sends the pages of a newspaper flying, each page travels to a different place and experiences a different life, including being used to clean a mirror, line the cage of a pet, and shelter a homeless person from the cold.
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Jeremy is a worrier. He worries about odd socks, spotty bananas, evil squirrels, burnt toast, dinosaurs and, most of all . . . the wind! His friend Maggie isn't worried about anything - after all, what's the worst that could happen? But when Maggie decides to go outside and play in the wind, Jeremy must act fast to keep her out of danger, and he is soon to discover that a bit of courage leads to the most exciting adventures.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"¿Te gusta la brisa que baila en tu pelo? ¿Y volar una cometa por el cielo? Acompaña al viento en sus silbidos y susurros. Luego descubre información fascinante en las notas al final del libro. ¡Fuuu!"--
Hand-painted illustrations and simple, rhyming text celebrate sensations and adventures brought by the wind. Includes facts about wind.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It's not easy to enjoy a picnic when you have unseeable interlopers to contend with! In a new trio of stories for beginning readers, the affable Max the dog and mischievous Baby Cakes the cat encounter a scare-happy ghost who has a run-in with a mirror, the wind at its blustery best, and a teeny-tiny fairy with a wayward wand who may have met her match. -- From the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When Misty and her friends head to the Sea Breeze Carnival, they ride the rides, pose for photos, and play their favorite games. Best of all, they enjoy the updraft, which is created by warm and cool air colliding. Nothing like a summer wind at the beach!"--
Author
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Bear is happy at home, eating strawberry pie and spending time with his friends. But one day, the wind whispers to Bear, calling him to embark on a surprising journey to an unknown place. He isn't sure where he is going, but he knows that everything will turn out okay if he trusts his instincts"--
20) Arriba
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"En un d̕a muy ventoso, un nįo se para junto a una ventana con su molinillo y de repente es llevado al cielo donde puede ver un cerdo, una gallina, una vaca y una oveja" -
"On a very windy day, a boy stands by a window with his pinwheel and is suddenly whisked into the sky where he can see a pig, a hen, a cow, and a sheep"--
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