Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Paperback – Picture Book, May 20, 1992
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · May 20, 1992
A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.
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- Who it’s for
- A cumulative refrain gives this rain-bringing tale the rhythm of a familiar nursery rhyme.
- Themes
- Rain after drought
- Genres
- Country & Ethnic Folktales, Stories Set in Africa, Animal Stories
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A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”
A Rhyme That Builds
A cumulative refrain gives this rain-bringing tale the rhythm of a familiar nursery rhyme.
Come here for
- Verses that gather with each repetition
- A tale of rain on drought-stricken Kapiti Plain
Expect
- Nursery-rhyme rhythm and a recurring refrain
- A story shaped like “The House That Jack Built”
Where it sits
| Country & Ethnic Folktales | 52% |
|---|---|
| Stories Set in Africa | 29% |
| Animal Stories | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: African American Stories
- Weather Stories
- Nursery Rhymes
- Authors
- Verna Aardema
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- May 20, 1992
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Rain after drought
- Reading lane
- US: African American Stories