Wind Watchers
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
The Caldecott Honor-winning author and illustrator of Wonder Walkers showcases the wind’s ever-changing, blustery nature through spectacular collages in this gorgeous picture book that brings the weather to life.
A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book!
“This tender tale highlights the beauty of the natural world while inviting readers to find wonder in everyday moments.”—Booklist
Seasons come and go, and the wind wafts its way through them all. This delights a family of children, and when they ask the wind, “How will you blow today?” they marvel at the surprise answers they'll receive. Will the wind send gentle breezes that tickle and delight, cooling them off on hot days? Or strong gusts that knock their hats off and send them running inside on stormy days? Only one thing is for certain to the wind watchers—the wind is an always-changing wonder that constantly takes their breath away!
Complete with stunning, richly textured collage illustrations and lyrical text, this thoughtful and whimsical picture book demonstrates nature’s dynamic abilities, celebrating its awe-inspiring connection to those who watch.
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In lilting words and elegant collage spreads by Caldecott Honoree Archer, three children are shown encountering the varied powers of wind across the seasons. The three light-brown-skinned kids are first seen standing on top of a rise, faces turned up, dark hair blowing sideways. "Sometimes we call out to Wind, ‘How will you blow today?' " A page turn shows them perched in a pink-blossomed tree: "In Spring, Wind answers with a puff at the petals." And as the kids walk through a pine forest in the rain, three umbrellas glow with color from patterned papers in red, yellow, orange, and blue. In warmer weather on a sandy beach, the children holler, "Can you help us fly our kite?" Fall and winter bring new wonders, including released milkweed down and icy breezes. Fully developed right to the edges, tapestry-like spreads consistently offer new things to find—the interesting shadows of beach umbrellas, a distant house with its windows alight—in this captivating year-long study of an elusive, invisible force. Ages 3–7.
