It Is the Wind [Hardcover]

Ferida Wolff (Author), James Ransome (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 2005 | Age Level: 3 and up

What is the noise I hear,
that wakens me,
that shakens me,
the noise, I hear, in the dark ...
Is it the owl, the cat, or the rabbit?

Lyrical prose by Ferida Wolff and richly textured paintings by Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist James Ransome invite young readers to come along and explore the magical world that opens up between dusk and dawn.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

PreS-K. In his room at night, a boy looks outside and tries to imagine what is making the noise he hears. At each turn of the page, he tries out a new idea: "It is the calf, I think, / on the loose / that calls out waaah, / that calls out maaah . . ." Using the same form of rhythm and rhyme and many of the same words on each double-page spread, the text falls into a pattern that moves the story along almost musically; as the pages turn, the focus shifts from the boy to the animals, then back to the farm and the boy's bedroom. The mesmerizing effect of the verse makes this a good bedtime story, and it's no surprise that the boy is falling asleep on the last page. Ransome makes the most of the simple story with graceful scenes of the African American boy and the rural night scenes he sees and imagines. Every firefly and moonlit flash of white glows against the muted colors, while in the shadows, viewers can discern a cat on the prowl and frogs in the dark waters of the pond. Carolyn Phelan
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About the Author

Ferida Wolff is the author of fifteen books for young people, including A Year for Kiko, Watch Out for Bears!, On Halloween Night, Seven Loaves of Bread, A Weed Is a Seed, and Pink Slippers, Bat Mitzvah Blues, a Sydney Taylor Honor Book. She lives in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (April 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006028191X
• ISBN-13: 978-0060281915
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 9.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,507,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book!, August 30, 2007

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This review is from: It Is the Wind (Hardcover)

We randomly chose this book at the library, and it turned out to be one of my 2 year old son's absolute favorites. It's got a beautiful rhythm to it, with gorgeous illustrations - I highly recommend it! I'm now buying a copy for our home library.