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Unique Exploration of Wind
Overall rating
 
4.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
4.0
Learning Value
 
4.0
Great Gusts is a unique book that showcases famous wind patterns from around the world in a mixture of poetry and descriptions. This book does a nice job illustrating wind which is particularly tough considering you can only see the effects of wind in real life. The poetry was a clever way to showcase the playfulness, strength, and danger of wind. It was mostly free verse but when a region is highlighted that is also famous for a specific style of poetry such as haiku that is incorporated into the book as well. Given that the name said this book was going to describe the science behind wind I found that portion a bit lacking. The book used high-tier vocabulary but in order not to detract from the poetry and illustrations the words were in bold and better definitions can be found in the glossary which makes this less helpful to learn about these words. I can see this book being of more interest to the older age range in elementary once readers have had a thorough science background in fourth grade. Since I do not live in a region of the world with a named wind that was new information to me that I found interesting. Overall, this is a unique exploration of predictable wind patterns around the world good for older children.
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