Your children can either highlight the adjectives within the sentences or use the word bank to insert the adjectives to complete the sentences.

Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. A tale of hope, but also one of struggle, courage and endurance, qualities warmly conveyed by the co-operation of words and pictures. Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB.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. 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. 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. 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.

It is not included in promotions available to our main range products, as stated in our terms of service. David Conway is a children's picture book author who has written for Hodder, Random House, Frances Lincoln and Gullane Children's Books. The resource and vocabulary are quite challenging so the working with some of Year 1 children in a focus group is recommended.

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.

Your class must include capital letters for: the beginning of sentences, opening speech and proper nouns. 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. David is the author of a number of picture books including The Most Important Gift of All, illustrated by Karin Littlewood. 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. Lila is so worried that when her grandfather whispers the secret of rain to her, she sets off to talk to the sky herself.Your class will read through the sentences and highlight words that are homophones or they can choose the homophone that completes the sentences.