Kate, Who Tamed the Wind
by
Liz Garton Scanlon & Lee White
Order:
USA
Can
Schwartz & Wade, 2018 (2018)
Hardcover, e-Book
Reviewed by Hilary Williamson
L
iz Garton Scanlon's
Kate, Who Tamed the Wind
is an engaging allegorical picture book in verse (breezily illustrated by Lee White) about '
a man living all alone in a creaky house on the tip-top of a steep hill.
'
T
he wind begins to blow ... and blow ... and blow, harder and harder - and we see what happens. The man finally cries, '
What to do?
' At the bottom of the hill, Kate hears him, and makes a clever plan to help the man at the top of the hill.
E
nvironmentalists, young and old, will appreciate
Kate, Who Tamed the Wind
- the world needs more Kates as extreme weather grows ever stronger. And don't miss the note at the back of the book,
More About Marvelous Trees
.
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