BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Where do the thunderstorms come from? Three children were playing ball with goats scampering around the hillside. Soon the puffy white clouds turn gray and the skies darken. Zap, Clap, Boom! Thunder sounds all over the hillside! Lightening flares across the gray skies, churning with the wind. Rain begins to pound the ground, Zap, Clap Boom! More lightning and thunder as the rain comes down fast and hard. The goats and children run for cover, watching the storm from the barn and inside the house. Then, as quickly as the storm came on, it is gone. The hillside has been washed and is refreshed.
Salas’ rhyming text is so descriptive, you feel as if you are in the story as the storm approaches and then quickly clears. The watercolor illustrations depict the text beautifully, so vivid and engaging. The rhyming text will draw the younger student in as well as the lovely and catchy illustrations. The end of the book contains information regarding the science of the storms, providing an easy tie into curriculum regarding weather, storms, lightning, and thunder. Sources are included for further review as well. A must-have for elementary libraries and for teacher classroom libraries. Two of the character are Caucasian and one appears to be Asian.
Salas’ rhyming text is so descriptive, you feel as if you are in the story as the storm approaches and then quickly clears. The watercolor illustrations depict the text beautifully, so vivid and engaging. The rhyming text will draw the younger student in as well as the lovely and catchy illustrations. The end of the book contains information regarding the science of the storms, providing an easy tie into curriculum regarding weather, storms, lightning, and thunder. Sources are included for further review as well. A must-have for elementary libraries and for teacher classroom libraries. Two of the character are Caucasian and one appears to be Asian.
Deanna M. - Elementary Media Tech
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