Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

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This book has rhythm and a cumulative refrain like “The House That Jack Built” does, which makes it a good read aloud. As the big, black cloud, all heavy with rain, that shadowed the ground on Kapiti Plain’ lingers in the sky ahead, who will save the day and end this draught over Kapiti Plain? Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema takes place on a plain in Africa where animals eat and people live. A big favorite of theirs and mine was Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema and illustrated by Beatriz Vidal. I believe this is due to the repetition and lyricism of this book making it a joy to read aloud, with the vibrant double-page illustrations by Beatriz Vidal adding to the appeal of this book as something to be shared.

Long story short, she had memorized all the words in her book and used those to teach herself to read other books. In this lovely rhyming picture book, based upon the folk traditions of the Nandi people of Kenya, a herdsman named Ki-pat finds a way to end the drought, and bring some much-needed rain to Kapiti Plain. This would also be an effective scaffolding exercise as the language used in Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain is quite complex, with lots of tricky words. My year 2/3 class had great fun being an 'orchestra' and composed several pieces of music using both the normal musical instruments in school and those they created themselves from everyday objects. My mom remembers hearing LeVar Burton read it on Reading Rainbow (I do not), but the Reading Rainbow insignia on the front and the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library blurb on the inside front cover was enough to recommend this book to me (If LeVar or Dolly told me to read the phone book cover-to-cover, I would do it.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. It uses repetition and rhyme to tell a Kenyan folktale that reflects the culture’s relationship with nature. This was enjoyable to read and I just reserved this author’s book: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears, a title that I find intriguing. You’ll see my updates as I’m reading and know which books I’m liking and what I’m not finishing and why.

Content surprises are super annoying, especially when you’re 100+ pages in, so here’s my attempt to help you avoid that! This area of the Nandi homeland is normally lush and green due to plentiful rain, but this year there is none. illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, was an ALA Notable Children’s Book and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, 1977. With each review, I provide a Cleanliness Report, mentioning any objectionable content I come across so that parents and/or conscientious readers (like me) can determine beforehand whether they want to read a book or not. A very nicely illustrated retelling of a traditional Kenyan folktale, altered to fit the British style of cumulative nursery rhymes, reminiscent of "The House that Jack Built.

It is about Ki-pat, a herdsman who tries to make it rain during a drought so the cattle will have grass to graze on. This book highlights the importance of rain and what happens to the community of Kapiti Plain when it doesn't rain for a long time. Because of the repetitive pattern and rhythm, this book could be adapted for reader's theater to build students' fluency. This was a great book that really fitted with the rainy weather, to show that some areas really want rain!