Hear the Wind Blow by Doe Boyle and Emily Paik - ESSENTIAL

Hear the Wind Blow by Doe Boyle, illustrated by Emily Paik. PICTURE BOOK. Albert Whitman and Company, 2021. $17. 9780807545614 

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

Wind is just air that moves. Sometimes the wind is just a soft whisper, a summer breeze. Other times the wind makes the trees sing and sometimes the wind comes with the force of a hurricane. A beautifully written poem all about the wind, each stanza describing one of the thirteen levels of the Beaufort scale of Wind Force. 

Wow! There was a lot to learn in this book and the information was presented in a way that was fun and easy to understand. The illustrations are beautiful and even show the wind in the movements in the pictures. In the back of the book is a chart explaining the Beaufort Wind Force Scale. In the back of the book is also a glossary as well as titles of books for further reading. I think the author and illustrator did a superb job when creating the lovely book.

Ellen-Anita, Librarian