Lila and the Secret of Rain: 1

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Also, there seems to be no pattern that I can identify, but some pages have text on one page or two pages of text in 4 or less different frames within the pages. It also leads onto 'green' issues such as saving water and allowing children to consider that our actions have an impact in the world we live. At first, Lila doesn’t think the sky is listening, but then a flash of lightning and a bolt of thunder precedes a gentle rain. Would it be possible to have both a cursive and pre-cursive with the lead ins and outs version made available please? Your class will underline the letters that should be capital letters and add in the full stops to punctuate the sentences.

I love the illustration style, somehow the intensity of the sun, comparison of the scale of human and the nature and the hope of the rain, is wonderfully conveyed through the beautiful watercolors. For example anytime the little girl, Lila, was referencing past or future tense the illustrations were in primarily black and white and only the peoples clothing was in color. He has been awarded The Peter Pan Silver Star by the Swedish wing of the IBBY and the Parents' Choice Gold Award in the US for Lila and the Secret of Rain. There has been no rain in Lila’s Kenyan village for many weeks and “Without water there can be no life”, her mother says. Why not download our Diary Writing Resource Pack to Support the Teaching of Lila and the Secret of Rain?In desperation, she seeks her grandfather's wisdom about the secret of rain and then leaves her village to try and accomplish the impossible. David's most recent picture book The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster was chosen as one of the children's books of the year 2008 by Nicolette Jones of The Sunday Times and has been shortlisted for the 2009 Sheffield Children's Book Award. Lila and the Secret of Rain is a tale about a Kenyan village that is experiencing a dry spell and the little girl who makes it rain by whispering to the sky. How Lila saves the village by telling the sky the saddest thing she knows is told in David Conway’s elegant and spare prose style, which is complemented perfectly by Jude Daly’s beautiful and poignant illustrations. Jude Daly’s color-drenched illustrations perfectly evoke both the parched landscape and vibrant village life.

This unit is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and uses an enquiry-approach to develop student progression.

Lila’s grandfather reveals to her the secret of rain and she climbs the mountain to tell the sky the saddest thing she knows.

The story is of a girl named Lila who lives in a village in Kenya; where they have not seen rain for several months.

Your class will read through the sentences and highlight words that are homophones or they can choose the homophone that completes the sentences. Your class can read through and tick the statements to see if it was used successfully to persuade the sky. There are lots of colourful images that enable children to visualize the difficulties that the villagers face. Really enjoyed how the stories Lila found to be the saddest stories she knew but when she was honest and told of how she was suffering under the sun, then the rain came… Good to partner with a few other rain related books! The crops are withering, the cattle are suffering, and the heat is so unbearable the villagers cannot do their regular work.