Lila and the Secret of Rain: 1

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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. Your heart will be drawn again and again to follow Lila in her quest to save her village with the secret of rain. This resource aimed at Year 1 and Year focuses on adjectives throughout the story of The Secret of Rain.

I thought it may have been a little sad for a 1 year old BUT It is a beautiful story and has lovely ‘mummy/Lila moments’! He has been awarded The Peter Pan Silver Star by the Swedish wing of the IBBY, a Parents' Choice Gold Award in the US as well as a Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award for Lila and the Secret of Rain. Drought and the very real idea of people facing the hardship of a drought are dealt with itender way. This moving story combines a wonderful and touching fable with poetic prose not often found in children's books.One night Lila over heard her mama talking about the well that had dried up and the crops that were failing. His first picture book The Most Important Gift of All illustrated by Karin Littlewood, was nominated for The Kate Greenaway Medal in 2006.

David is the author of a number of picture books including The Most Important Gift of All, illustrated by Karin Littlewood. Both the illustrations and text offer the kind of warmth and wonder that will surely remain with my daughter long after she's grown. 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. 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.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. This is a beautiful story about a girl who just wants to help and make things better for everyone by bringing rain to her village. 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. We have included a blank template with questions and things to reflect on, as well as multiple choice. Follow the story of Lila and her village in Kenya, and how she saves her people from drought by learning the secret of rain from her grandfather.

In this set based on Lila and the Secret of Rain by David Conway and illustrated by Jude Daly , you’ll find ideas to support spoken language, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. You must climb the highest mountain," said the man to Lila's grandfather, " and tell the sky the saddest thing you know. All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you! Your class will read through the sentences and highlight words that are homophones or they can choose the homophone that completes the sentences.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. It is not included in promotions available to our main range products, as stated in our terms of service.

With the added magic of folklore , the African setting sparks interest in our world’s diverse cultures . Registered office address: Unit 34 Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EF. A tale of hope, but also one of struggle, courage and endurance, qualities warmly conveyed by the co-operation of words and pictures. Your class can read through and tick the statements to see if it was used successfully to persuade the sky. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. This Starting Points resource will give you everything you need to plan a beautiful book-based unit of work for children in Year 1 and Year 2. illustrated by Charles Fuge was nominated for the prize in 2011 as well as the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards in 2012.