Overview
The Children's Book Committee of Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List - STEM & Outstanding Merit (2024) The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) Outstanding International Books List - PreK-2 (2024) A browsable, appealing introduction to an important weather phenomenon. If your hair has ever blown back on a breezy day, you've noticed the wind at work. But what causes the wind? Are there different types of wind? How do we measure and name them? How does the wind shape our ecosystems, plants, and animals? What about people: how have human beings used the wind in the past and the present? Can you really sail into the wind, and would a tailwind help or hurt your plane's takeoff? Up, up beyond the clouds, does the wind affect other planets, too? Created with help from a meteorologist, this beautiful book is a fascinating exploration of the wind's role in world history and earth science. Playful prose and colorful illustrations invite children to bring their questions along as they learn more about this powerful--but sometimes overlooked--natural element.
Full Product Details
Author: Olga Fadeeva ,
Lena Traer
Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Imprint: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 28.20cm
Weight: 0.431kg
ISBN: 9780802855992
ISBN 10: 0802855997
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 11 April 2023
Recommended Age: From 8 to 11 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ""A beautiful and fascinating primer on the wind."" School Library Journal ""This work provides a great deal for young readers to learn and think about, delivered in an appealing way.""
"Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ""A beautiful and fascinating primer on the wind."" School Library Journal ""This work provides a great deal for young readers to learn and think about, delivered in an appealing way."""
Author Information
Olga Fadeeva is the author and illustrator of Wind: Discovering Air in Motion (Eerdmans) and many other books for children. In a starred review, Kirkus called Wind ""thoroughly engaging.masterful in both design and imagery."" Olga's art has been honored in Italy, China, and her home country of Russia. Follow Olga on Instagram @olgafadeeva_illustrations. Lena Traer is a Russian- and English- language translator with a focus on books for children and young adults. She has translated Wind: Discovering Air in Motion and On the Edge of the World (both Eerdmans) into English and has also translated a variety of picture books and scientific materials into Russian. Born and raised in Siberia, Russia, Lena now lives in San Francisco.
