The Sun and the Wind

Usborne First Reading Level 1

by Mairi Mackinnon (Retold by), Aesop, Francesca di Chiara (Illustrator)

These are four new titles in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. Luxurious hardback editions foster pride in book ownership and enthusiasm for reading. Each of these four exciting new stories is a classic story or fable, retold with simple text to delight and inspire any child who is just beginning to read. This key series was developed in conjunction with reading expert Allison Kelly from the University of Surrey, a reading specialist. Every title has clear and compelling text that allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills and is accompanied by charming and highly appealing illustrations.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, 1st Grade

48 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2007

About the author

Mairi Mackinnon has lived in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Spain, and worked as a teacher, translator and tour manager before joining Usborne. Over the years she has written and edited Usborne books in sixteen languages, from Arabic to Welsh. She lives in a house full of teenagers, books and curious musical instruments.

Reviews

[Dyah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple and fun story, with nice illustrations. My son seems to like it.

[Su · Rating 3 out of 5]

The sun and the end is a rendition of one particular Aesop's fable. On a bright sunny day by the beach, the sun and the wind debate on which of them is stronger, and put their strength to test on the folks on the beach. The book ends with one clear winner and a sore loser.

There seems to be no great moral attached to the story, but is a good read with beautiful illustration and minimal text.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

AR 0.4

[Emily Carter · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was boring but the sun won

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute bedtime story

[Zara · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was awsome. like it was abuot wining. and i saw that book was famaus. it was very good.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

There’s a definite lesson here, but N, O and I don’t get it… yet.

[Amelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

another cute primary school one

[zhanghao · Rating 5 out of 5]

Changing others through violence and changing others through gentle means are completely different.

[Frank · Rating 5 out of 5]

Frank loved this.... It is just an Aesop's Fable retold, but at the end it has three fun little activies, like find what's different between two pictures, and match the picture with a description.

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 5 year-old daughter loved this book!