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Title: Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale by Verna Aardema, Beatriz Vidal ISBN: 0-14-054616-2 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: May, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.92 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A soothing tale that builds with each verse
Comment: The PBS show "Reading Rainbow" featured this book; James Earl Jones read it; I fell in love with it and have been giving it as a gift to friends ever since. The gentle story unfolds line by line, with a tender rhythm that entrances: "These are the cows, all hungry and dry, Who mooed for the rain to fall from the sky..." Ultimately Ki-pat, who's watching his herd, brings rain to Kapiti Plain by launching an arrow into the sky. But the charm is in the telling. My 11-year-old still obliges me and lets me read it to him every once in a while.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wide-Eyed Suspense
Comment: I really love the book "Bringing The Rain to Kapiti Plain," by Verna Aardema. I have enjoyed it so much that I am planning to give it as a gift to my sister who has two young children, ages 4 and 7. This is a simple story about a cattle herdsman and his wish for rain on the African plain. The narrative structure of the story is based on a sequence of events that builds suspense and interest in children until the end of the story. This is a memorable story; it is very simple to understand and has a powerful musical quality that, as a young adult, I enjoy reading aloud. The rhymes and rhythms are so strong that all young children will be wide eyed with suspense and interest until the very end of the story. I particularly enjoyed one line where the author rhymes "fat" and "Ki-pat": "So the grass grew green/ And the cattle fat!/ And Ki-pat got a wife/ And a little Ki-pat-." This story is suitable for young children because its tone is happy. It deals with the relationship of humans with water, plants and animals. Scientifically, it is unconceivable, but 4- to 8-year-old children do not have to understand the facts of science. From this book, however, they will learn about the connection between humans and nature by enjoying the colored pictures. The pictures are so vibrant that it is easy to imagine the world of Ki-pat. As an adult, I enjoy this book because it describes the cycle of life in a very interesting way. Readers of all ages will see that human life is totally dependent upon nature, and the existence of human beings without nature is nearly impossible. Readers will also learn how the lives of humans and animals are dependent on rain; people and animals need each other and every part of nature for their perfect existence. I highly recommend Verna Aardema's "Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain" to anyone who has young children and is looking for a book that illustrates the relationship between nature and human beings. The colorful, detailed pictures will keep the children interested while they are learning about the connection between nature and human beings.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Little People Book
Comment: Oh my Gosh! This book is so wonderful. I read it as a kid and I have it completely memorized it from cover to cover. It sounds even better when you say it from memory to people. They are like, Whoa! I am going to buy it for my kids.
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Title: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale by Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon ISBN: 0140549056 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: August, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: A Story, a Story by Gail E. Haley ISBN: 0689712014 Publisher: Scott Foresman (Pearson K-12) Pub. Date: 28 February, 1988 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions by Margaret W. Musgrove, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon ISBN: 0140546049 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: July, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book by Muriel L. Feelings, Tom Feelings ISBN: 0140546529 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: July, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: A Is for Africa by Ifeoma Onyefulu ISBN: 0140562222 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: July, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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