A young boy finds in the wind a playmate of many moods: one that can sail boats, fly kites, blow dirt, and turn umbrellas inside out.
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Gilberto and the Wind,
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This review is from: Gilberto and the Wind (Viking Kestrel picture books) (Hardcover)
Fanastic introduction to a unit or discussion on wind. Gilberto is a little boy experiencing and playing with the wind. Beautiful illustrations. My kindergarten class was enthralled with it.
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An Excellent Choice for Small Children Learning About the World,
By Shanna A. Gonzalez "eyelevelbooks.com" (Gaithersburg, MD) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gilberto and the Wind (Picture Puffin Books) (Paperback)
Marie Hall Ets has written several lovely, understated stories about small children interacting with the natural world. In this one, young Gilberto tells about his interaction with Wind, which introduces itself by whispering "You-ou-ou," then whips his balloon out of his hands and carries it into a tree. Throughout the story, Wind expresses many moods -- playful, capricious, stormy, and finally quiescent. Gilberto lies down and goes to sleep with the wind beneath a tree.
This story captures the character of one of the natural world's most mysterious elements, describing its different forms in a way that a small child can easily grasp. The wind is faceless, and we view Gilberto mostly from the side or the back as he interacts with his invisible "friend." The illustrations, like many from the early 1960's, are rendered in three colors only, but Ets makes the most of them, creating dramatic contrasts and a mysterious mood. An excellent read.
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Simple, but thoughtful and wholesome.,
This review is from: Gilberto and the Wind (Paperback)
My two-year-old son loves this sweet, evocative description of a preschooler's interactions with the many faces of Wind. The pictures are lovely and take you to a wide-open landscape where this little boy is at home with his natural environment. I especially enjoy seeing Gilberto's variety of low-tech, self-directed entertainment (flying a kite, running in the grass, riding on a gate, playing with a pinwheel and soap bubbles).
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I hear Wind whispering at the door. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
I hear Wind whispering at the door. Read the first page New!
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- Picture Book Activities : Fun and Games for Preschoolers Based on 50 Favorite Children's Books by Trish Kuffner in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- More Science through Children's Literature: An Integrated Approach by John W. Butzow on page 138, and page 141
- Constructing Early Childhood Science by David Jerner Martin on page 120, and Back Matter
- Quotation Index to Children's Literature: by Melanie Axel-Lute on page 41, and Back Matter
- Hands-On Word Family Activities for Young Readers: Ready-to-Use Lessons and Activities for Building Literacy Skills by Roberta Seckler Brown in Front Matter, and page 274
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