The Wind

By Monica Hughes

What can the wind blow? A collection of colourful photographs show how the wind can blow a kite, boats, leaves, seeds, windmills, sand, snow and sea. The report also shows how strong wind can be destructive blowing trees and even houses down. Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language. Text types - A non-chronological report. A chart on pages 14 and 15 draw a comparison between light and strong winds giving children the opportunity to discuss wind and its effects. Curriculum links - Science: pushes and pulls; Geography: our local area. This book is paired with a story on the same theme: The New Kite by Julie Sykes."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007475551
• ISBN13: 9780007475551
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Length: 16 Pages
• Age Range: 5 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1