| Wind: Ready-To-Read Level 1 Contributor(s): Bauer, Marion Dane (Author), Wallace, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689854439 ISBN-13: 9780689854439 Publisher: Simon Spotlight OUR PRICE: $4.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: The Newbery Honor-winning author of "If You Were Born a Kitten!" kicks off a brand-new nonfiction series that combines simple text with inviting art to make learning to read and learning about the weather easy and fun. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Beginner |
| Dewey: 551.518 |
| LCCN: 2003016822 |
| Lexile Measure: 470 |
| Series: Weather Ready-To-Reads |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 6.06" W x 9.06" (0.14 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 72919 Reading Level: 1.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Level 1: Starting to Read - Simple stories - Increased vocabulary - Longer sentences Though you can't see the wind, you can certainly feel it when the wind blows But where does wind come from? The answer is at your fingertips. Just open this book and read about the wonders of wind.... |
Contributor Bio(s): Wallace, John: - John Wallace s formal training was not in illustration, but rather theology, which he received at Cambridge University. However, he always loved drawing, and one of his early jobs was as a newspaper cartoonist. In his children s books illustrations, John is particularly inspired by what he calls the gooniness of young school children. John and his family divide their time between Brighton, England, and Long Island, New York.Wallace, John: - John Wallace's formal training was not in illustration, but rather theology, which he received at Cambridge University. However, he always loved drawing, and one of his early jobs was as a newspaper cartoonist. In his children's books illustrations, John is particularly inspired by what he calls "the gooniness" of young school children. John and his family divide their time between Brighton, England, and Long Island, New York.Bauer, Marion Dane: - Marion Dane Bauer is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book On My Honor and the New York Times bestseller My Mother Is Mine. Her other titles include A Mama for Owen, If You Were Born a Kitten, Grandmother's Song, and Thank You for Me!. She has retired from the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults where she was the first Faculty Chair. She lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and can be reached at MarionDaneBauer.com. |