Why not download our Diary Writing Resource Pack to Support the Teaching of Lila and the Secret of Rain? 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 was shortlisted for the 2009 Sheffield Children's Book Award. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Your class will read through the sentences and highlight words that are homophones or they can choose the homophone that completes the sentences. David's picture books have been translated into many different languages and appeared regularly on CBeebies Bedtime Stories.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. 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" is sure to become one of this generations' classic stories and should be a part of any little girl's home library.I thought it may have been a little sad for a 1 year old BUT It is a beautiful story and has lovely ‘mummy/Lila moments’! 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. 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. This moving story combines a wonderful and touching fable with poetic prose not often found in children's books.

You can also allow your class to reflect more on persuasive writing and think about how Lila persuaded the sky in the story and the reasons for it. A tale of hope, but also one of struggle, courage and endurance, qualities warmly conveyed by the co-operation of words and pictures. Both the illustrations and text offer the kind of warmth and wonder that will surely remain with my daughter long after she's grown. With the added magic of folklore , the African setting sparks interest in our world’s diverse cultures .Her books include To Everything there is a Season, The Little Blue Slipper, The Elephant's Pillow by Diana Reynolds Roome (winner of a US Parents' Choice Silver Award), The Faraway Island by Dianne Hofmeyr, Let There Be Peace and Sivu's Six Wishes. 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.

This resource aimed at Year 1 and Year focuses on adjectives throughout the story of The Secret of Rain. 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.The resource and vocabulary are quite challenging so the working with some of Year 1 children in a focus group is recommended. illustrated by Charles Fuge was nominated for the prize in 2011 as well as the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards in 2012.

It is not included in promotions available to our main range products, as stated in our terms of service. This book combines all the elements needed in a great story book: beautiful illustrations and a captivating story. Your heart will be drawn again and again to follow Lila in her quest to save her village with the secret of rain. David is the author of a number of picture books including The Most Important Gift of All, illustrated by Karin Littlewood.Your class can read through and tick the statements to see if it was used successfully to persuade the sky. Lila and the Secret of Rain: the perfect book to teach about different cultures and contrasting localities in KS1 with related worksheets, activities and display materials. Your class will underline the letters that should be capital letters and add in the full stops to punctuate the sentences.