"Can you ever really know the wind?
Lift your face to the breeze -
let it bathe your cheeks
sift through your hair
tease your fingertips.
Listen
while the wind whispers
its name."
Each of the poems that are included in this book about the science of wind is presented in a similar way. The varied poetic forms and expressive descriptions take readers to many different places in the world. While some of the terms will be familiar, there are others that are possibly new and worthy of explanation: katabatic, oroshi, maestro, willy-nilly and ghibli. One poem, accompanied by an informative paragraph about the wind of the world graces each double-page spread.
Exemplary digital artwork provides windy backgrounds, with undulating lines and an accurate look at the place where these winds occur. Back matter includes further facts about winds, how they are named and that most of the poems are free verse, while a few are written according to local poetic traditions. A world map shows where the winds blow, and a glossary repeats and defines bolded words from the text. Finally, there is a list for further reading for those whose interest is piqued by the book they have just finished.
Science teachers will appreciate having this book in their collection.
"Squamish
In the far Northwest,
where peaks graze the sky
and water runs wild through the land,
the wind howls, angry,
funnels through fjords
chasing, diving, ripping
polar air pushing
against its mountainous confines
until ...
out on the sea
it's free.
The Squamish is an intense gap wind that flows out through the fjords of British Columbia over the coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean. It's caused by an arctic weather system with anticyclonic winds that form over Alaska and Canada in the winter. These winds can reach hurricane force and bring blizzard conditions."
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