Lila and the Secret of Rain: 1

David Conway

ISBN 10: 1847800351 / ISBN 13: 9781847800350

Verlag: Quarto Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, 2009

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. For months the sun has burned down on Lilas village. It is too hot to gather firewood, or weed the garden. It is even too hot to milk the cow. Without rain the well will run dry and the crops will fail. Lila is so worried that when her grandfather whispers the secret of rain to her, she sets off to talk to the sky herself. Lila and the Secret of Rain introduces the topics of natural resources and the impact that extreme weather can have on peoples lives in a tender way that children can relate to. With the added magic of folklore, the African setting sparks interest in our worlds diverse cultures. Your heart will be drawn again and again to follow Lila in her quest to save her village with the secret of rain. *A Parents Choice Gold Award Winner*. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR001382735

Inhaltsangabe:

For months the sun has burned down on Lila's Kenyan village. It is too hot to gather firewood, too hot to weed the garden, even too hot to milk the cow. Without rain the well will run dry and the crops will fail. 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. How Lila saves the village by telling the sky the saddest thing she knows is told in David Conway's elegant and spare prose style, which is complemented perfectly by Jude Daly's beautiful and poignant illustrations.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren: David Conway was born in Ireland but moved to England as a baby, and has lived there ever since. David is the author of a number of picture books including The Most Important Gift of All, illustrated by Karin Littlewood. Lila and the Secret of Rain won a US Spring 2008 Parents' Choice Gold Award.

Jude Daly lives in Cape Town, South Africa, with her husband, writer and illustrator Niki Daly. 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.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Lila and the Secret of Rain: 1
Verlag: Quarto Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: Paperback
Illustrator: Daly, Jude
Zustand: Very Good