Painting the Wind

By Emily MacLachlan and Patricia MacLachlan

Book Overview

A moving and beautifully illustrated book about summer on one special island. Bestselling author Patricia MacLachlan teams up with her daughter Emily to create this evocative story of a boy and his dog, waiting for summer, waiting to learn from the artists who come to his island. With beautiful paintings by Katy Schneider, this book captures those perfect moments that only summer in a place that you love can offer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064438252
• ISBN13: 9780064438254
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.1" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Artist's Delight

Sweet story about a boy who learns his art by watching different artists. He learns how to paint the wind by showing movement in his art. Good read aloud for elementary grades.

a beautiful book...

A young boy that lives on an island loves to paint, but he is frustrated because he has never been able to paint the wind. In the summer, many artists come to the island to paint. The young boy paints with the artists and learns a great deal. At the end of one summer, he realizes that he has captured the wind on canvas.