Lila and the Secret of Rain: 1

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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. A tale of hope, but also one of struggle, courage and endurance, qualities warmly conveyed by the co-operation of words and pictures.

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. 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.

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 underline the letters that should be capital letters and add in the full stops to punctuate the sentences. Your class can read through and tick the statements to see if it was used successfully to persuade the sky. Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. Drought and the very real idea of people facing the hardship of a drought are dealt with itender way.

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! David's picture books have been translated into many different languages and appeared regularly on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. This resource aimed at Year 1 and Year focuses on adjectives throughout the story of The Secret of Rain. Your heart will be drawn again and again to follow Lila in her quest to save her village with the secret of rain.With the added magic of folklore, the African setting sparks interest in our world's diverse cultures. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

His first picture book The Most Important Gift of All illustrated by Karin Littlewood, was nominated for The Kate Greenaway Medal in 2006. illustrated by Charles Fuge was nominated for the prize in 2011 as well as the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards in 2012. 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 moving story combines a wonderful and touching fable with poetic prose not often found in children's books.Your children can either highlight the adjectives within the sentences or use the word bank to insert the adjectives to complete the sentences. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. 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. Lila is so worried that when her grandfather whispers to her the secret of rain, she decides to go and talk to the sky herself. Lila and the Secret of Rain: the perfect book to teach about different cultures and contrasting localities in KS1 with related worksheets, activities and display materials.

You must climb the highest mountain," said the man to Lila's grandfather, " and tell the sky the saddest thing you know. 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 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. We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child. 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.