Lila and the Secret of Rain: 1

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Both the illustrations and text offer the kind of warmth and wonder that will surely remain with my daughter long after she's grown. Lila and the Secret of Rain" is sure to become one of this generations' classic stories and should be a part of any little girl's home library. Lila is so worried that when her grandfather whispers the secret of rain to her, she sets off to talk to the sky herself. David Conway is a children's picture book author who has written for Hodder, Random House, Frances Lincoln and Gullane Children's Books. Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids.

Your class will learn key information regarding evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection, begin to recognise the sequence and understand the importance of the water cycle for life on earth.One night Lila over heard her mama talking about the well that had dried up and the crops that were failing. A tale of hope, but also one of struggle, courage and endurance, qualities warmly conveyed by the co-operation of words and pictures. Her books include To Everything there is a Season, The Little Blue Slipper, The Elephant's Pillow by Diana Reynolds Roome (winner of a US Parents' Choice Silver Award), The Faraway Island by Dianne Hofmeyr, Let There Be Peace and Sivu's Six Wishes. The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster was chosen as one of the children's books of the year 2008 by Nicolette Jones of The Sunday Times and was shortlisted for the 2009 Sheffield Children's Book Award. We have taken some of the lovely vocabulary used in The Secret of Rain and created three resources to help your Year 1 | Year 2 class understand the words used in context of the story as well as looking at a few definitions.

You can also allow your class to reflect more on persuasive writing and think about how Lila persuaded the sky in the story and the reasons for it. With the added magic of folklore, the African setting sparks interest in our world's diverse cultures. This moving story combines a wonderful and touching fable with poetic prose not often found in children's books. The resource and vocabulary are quite challenging so the working with some of Year 1 children in a focus group is recommended.Lila and the Secret of Rain introduces the topics of natural resources and the impact that extreme weather can have on people’s lives in a tender way that children can relate to.

This resource aimed at Year 1 and Year focuses on adjectives throughout the story of The Secret of Rain. This award-winning picture book tells with spare, elegant prose and poignant illustrations how Lila saves her Kenyan village by telling the sky the saddest thing she knows. At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills. David's picture books have been translated into many different languages and appeared regularly on CBeebies Bedtime Stories.Your class must include capital letters for: the beginning of sentences, opening speech and proper nouns.