Lila and the Secret of Rain: 1

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This award-winning picture book tells with spare, elegant prose and poignant illustrations how Lila saves her Kenyan village by telling the sky the saddest thing she knows. Your class will learn key information regarding evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection, begin to recognise the sequence and understand the importance of the water cycle for life on earth. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

In this activity, we look at how Lila tries (and succeeds) at persuading the sky to stop the sun from shining and start the rain.

Why not download our Diary Writing Resource Pack to Support the Teaching of Lila and the Secret of Rain? Your class must include capital letters for: the beginning of sentences, opening speech and proper nouns.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. David's picture books have been translated into many different languages and appeared regularly on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. In this set based on Lila and the Secret of Rain by David Conway and illustrated by Jude Daly , you’ll find ideas to support spoken language, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. Your class will read through the sentences and highlight words that are homophones or they can choose the homophone that completes the sentences.Drought and the very real idea of people facing the hardship of a drought are dealt with itender way. Your class can read through and tick the statements to see if it was used successfully to persuade the sky. This Starting Points resource will give you everything you need to plan a beautiful book-based unit of work for children in Year 1 and Year 2.

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You must climb the highest mountain," said the man to Lila's grandfather, " and tell the sky the saddest thing you know. Lila is so worried that when her grandfather whispers to her the secret of rain, she decides to go and talk to the sky herself. One night Lila over heard her mama talking about the well that had dried up and the crops that were failing. Your class will underline the letters that should be capital letters and add in the full stops to punctuate the sentences. David Conway is a children's picture book author who has written for Hodder, Random House, Frances Lincoln and Gullane Children's Books.

This is a beautiful story about a girl who just wants to help and make things better for everyone by bringing rain to her village. Lila and the Secret of Rain introduces the topics of natural resources and the impact that extreme weather can have on people’s lives in a tender way that children can relate to.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. A tale of hope, but also one of struggle, courage and endurance, qualities warmly conveyed by the co-operation of words and pictures. At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills.