It tells the story of a young Maasai boy named Kondi who helps bring rain to his drought-stricken village on the Kapiti Plain in Kenya. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain takes the reader, young or old, on a rhyming and rhythmic journey to Kenya. I found that all the lines fell between 8 and 12 syllables, and that the pattern of stresses tended to be anapestic, two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one. This area of the Nandi homeland is normally lush and green due to plentiful rain, but this year there is none. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears , also illustrated by the Dillons, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1976 and was chosen as an ALA Notable Children’s Book, as was a third Aardema-Dillon collaboration, Behind the Back of the Mountain .

Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built. Strength/weaknesses: The repetitive pattern gives the reader a pleasant sensation of predictability which could possibly help enable emerging readers to work their way through the text. This gorgeous, lyrical text, written in cumulative rhyme, retells the traditional story of a drought which sweeps across the Kapiti Plain, Kenya. Usually, there are just a few sentences in a sensory story (10 or less) and each sentence is paired with a sensory stimulus. When a terrible drought hits the beautiful Kapiti Plain and the animals leave, young herd boy Ki-pat must find a way to end the drought and save the wildlife on the plain.K-pat, the herd boy, must find a way to end the drought and the suffering of the animals on the plain.

It could also be integrated with social studies or science when learning about different ecosystems or weather. While there are obvious joys from reading about experiences similar to your own, reading about someone else's experience that you could never imagine is a singularly unique experience that is underrated. Verna Aardema was an award-winning American author who published retellings of many African traditional tales.Beatriz Vidal's beautiful illustrations provide a charming accompaniment to the story, which would make an ideal story-hour selection. It uses repetition and rhyme to tell a Kenyan folktale that reflects the culture’s relationship with nature. Appropriate for KS1 this magical tale uses rhyming words, repetition and similes, which makes this book an interesting read with poetry intertwined throughout and would act well as an introduction to poetry or even as an extension piece. Bringing reading for pleasure to the forefront of children's educational experience is something I am really passionate about! By the way, she couldn't make out the words in "Canterbury Tales" The reason was because it was written and printed in Old English.

Ki- pat decided to make an arrow out of a feather that fell from an eagle and a bow out of a stick and a couple of other things. In the story, Kondi goes on a journey to find the "Rain-Stone," a mystical object that is believed to have the power to bring rain. I remember seeing this book on Reading Rainbow performed by the one man who could make it authentic as it is from darkest Africa: Mr James Earl Jones, the Afro-American actor with THAT VOICE. It begs to be read aloud with an audience joining in as they catch the rhythm and remember the repeated lines, and I love reading as a community activity. RODRIGUES PUBLISHER: PAVY PAGES: 56 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ Once, there were three friends, Bear, Beaver and Bee.

The book is about a drought in Africa, Kapiti Plain and the animals end up migrating so Ki-Pat(main character) finds a way to bring the rain, and animals, back to Kapiti Plain. I enjoyed Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain immensely, and had such fun with the rhyming narrative, that I began to read it aloud to myself. Stories like this one may begin to open their understanding to the fact that other people do not have access to the resources they take for granted. I didn't get much of a come back about these books, but they were read and handed on to other children. Not so much a weakness as a common element in traditional literature, but in the story the drought ended because an Eagle feather dropped from the sky.

It is listed in our math text as being a text to be used with mathematics through rhythm and patterns and would work for poetry 3rd through 6th grade.

It is a bit long so I had to break it into sections to keep children’s attention but it was a fun read. Hebrews 13:14 Bible Verse, Scripture Wall Art, Bible Quote, Bible verse Christian wall art, Instant Download. Organization: This book could be used as a mentor text for creating a class book with a cumulative refrain. It begins with a 10 line introduction to set the scene and ends with a 4 line conclusion which brings the story to rest. In fact, I ended up reading it aloud to myself and I’m looking forward to reading it to some children when I have the opportunity.