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allen_h's review
4.0
This book is all about air and wind. It discusses what wind is made of and how to create or feel wind. The invisible quality of air is mentioned as well as its having mass. One of the coolest aspects of this book is that the author encourages the reader to put the book down at some points and to do active investigations. The materials needed are simple. The book is a Sibert Honor book.
I thought the book was very good. This would be a great book for elementary students and it would allow them to learn some hands-on science on their own.
I would use this book when discussing wind and air in a weather unit. The science investigations are built in for the teacher's ease.
I thought the book was very good. This would be a great book for elementary students and it would allow them to learn some hands-on science on their own.
I would use this book when discussing wind and air in a weather unit. The science investigations are built in for the teacher's ease.
libraryjen's review
4.0
A great foundation for a STEAM Story Time. Lots of explanations and easy experiments to do to understand wind.
cpoole's review
2.0
Cobb, Vicki, and Julia Gorton. I Face the Wind. New York: HarperCollins, 2003. Print. 40 p.
In an informational book about the wind, very young readers are presented with information, activities, and cartoon illustrations about wind. A figure of young girl is the “guide” in this text, she conducts the experiments, and is featured on each page. Activities for children to complete to learn more about the wind and air are: “weighing” the air using balloons and a clothes hanger, “catching” the wind in an empty plastic bag, and making air molecules move by waving a book in the air. These easy to do activities make this book a good read for the very young learning the concept of wind.
In an informational book about the wind, very young readers are presented with information, activities, and cartoon illustrations about wind. A figure of young girl is the “guide” in this text, she conducts the experiments, and is featured on each page. Activities for children to complete to learn more about the wind and air are: “weighing” the air using balloons and a clothes hanger, “catching” the wind in an empty plastic bag, and making air molecules move by waving a book in the air. These easy to do activities make this book a good read for the very young learning the concept of wind.
luann's review against another edition
3.0
Vicki Cobb writes a very simple introduction to scientific inquiry for youngsters. She asks a lot of questions and lets her young readers come up with their own answers for quite a lot of them. This would be a nice addition to libraries in windy places!
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