Lila and the Secret of Rain: 1

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David is the author of a number of picture books including The Most Important Gift of All, illustrated by Karin Littlewood. A tale of hope, but also one of struggle, courage and endurance, qualities warmly conveyed by the co-operation of words and pictures. illustrated by Charles Fuge was nominated for the prize in 2011 as well as the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards in 2012.

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. 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. 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. 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. The resource and vocabulary are quite challenging so the working with some of Year 1 children in a focus group is recommended.

One night Lila over heard her mama talking about the well that had dried up and the crops that were failing. Drought and the very real idea of people facing the hardship of a drought are dealt with itender way. Both the illustrations and text offer the kind of warmth and wonder that will surely remain with my daughter long after she's grown. 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.

You must climb the highest mountain," said the man to Lila's grandfather, " and tell the sky the saddest thing you know. We have included a blank template with questions and things to reflect on, as well as multiple choice. Your class must include capital letters for: the beginning of sentences, opening speech and proper nouns. It is not included in promotions available to our main range products, as stated in our terms of service. 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.You can also allow your class to reflect more on persuasive writing and think about how Lila persuaded the sky in the story and the reasons for it. Why not download our Diary Writing Resource Pack to Support the Teaching of Lila and the Secret of Rain? 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! 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.

In this activity, we look at how Lila tries (and succeeds) at persuading the sky to stop the sun from shining and start the rain.One evening Lila' grandfather told her a story about a man that he'd met once when he was a boy - a man who had told him the secret of rain. David's picture books have been translated into many different languages and appeared regularly on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. 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. Your children can either highlight the adjectives within the sentences or use the word bank to insert the adjectives to complete the sentences. 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’!

Your heart will be drawn again and again to follow Lila in her quest to save her village with the secret of rain.We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child.