A Boy Asked the Wind by Barbara Nickel


A Boy Asked the Wind
Title : A Boy Asked the Wind
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ISBN : 0889954801
ISBN-10 : 9780889954809
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 32
Publication : First published April 15, 2015

A spectacular picture book, with text in subtly linked beautifully composed four-line stanzas, evoking winds around the world, including those in the Canadian west, off the coast of Central America, Capetown, and the Middle East. Illustrations are muscular, organic, powerful evocations of the power of those winds.

A Boy Asked the Wind Reviews

  • Kay Mcaloney

    This took me a while to decide what to write as my review. This was a good book except for the several pages with army tanks, guns, blood and war. This is a children’s book and could have done in a much better way, both in the words and the illustrations. There is no way I would read this to my kids at school or at home.

  • Angelina

    The ideas is good, but I was'nt impressed by the rhyming text. The pictures aren't that special, either.
    Chinook
    Zephyr
    Shamal
    Papagayo
    Cape Doctor

  • Mackenzie Virginia

    5 stars for illustrations

  • Izzo

    Lovely illustrations, but most children won't understand this.

  • Barbra

    Told in verse, we follow the wind as it blows all over the world. In many places the wind is affected by geography and climate and has different names. This beautifully illustrated book can be interpreted in many ways: as poetry, science, art and social studies. Inquiring minds ages eight to adult will enjoy this story.

  • Monique

    Beautifully written.