Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
- ISBN-10
- 1529007542
- ISBN-13
- 9781529007541
- Series
- Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-04-18
- Publisher
- Macmillan Children's Books
- Author
- Verna Aardema
Description
In this traditional tale, discovered in Kenya, a young herd boy Ki-pat must find a way to end the dreadful drought that has come to the beautiful Kapiti Plain and save the animals that live there. Authored by Verna Aardema, Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain is a delightful rhyming story full of bright and vivid illustrations by Beatriz Vidal. The cumulative rhyme is a joy to read aloud and a wonderful way to engage young children.
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