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I Am Wind
  • Published: 3 December 2024
  • ISBN: 9780735272187
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $39.99

I Am Wind

An Autobiography

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5 Nov 2024
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3 Dec 2024
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In this beautifully illustrated mock-autobiography for middle-grade readers, Wind speaks directly to the reader, telling fascinating stories that show their cultural, historical and technical importance to humans.

In this award-winning mock-autobiography for middle-grade readers, Wind tells fascinating stories that describe their cultural, historical and technical importance to humans.

Make no mistake: Wind is not shy or humble. Wind is violent, impulsive, arrogant and unpredictable — now playing with a kite, then tearing down a forest.  

With the help of diagrams and fact-filled sidebars, Wind explains what causes the air to move, describes their favorite forms (katabatics, hurricanes, tornadoes) and shows how they influence the landscape (sand dunes, wind power). Readers will come to know the full breadth of Wind's physical, historical and psychological presence. Moving seamlessly between science, history and myth, this book is an engrossing and unique look at an elemental force.
  • Published: 3 December 2024
  • ISBN: 9780735272187
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $39.99
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About the author

Rachel Poliquin

RACHEL POLIQUIN is a writer engaged in all things orderly and disorderly in the natural world. With a cross-disciplinary background in visual arts, cultural history and natural history, she holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of British Columbia and a Post-Doctoral Degree in History from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Rachel is the author of the Polite Predators and Superpower Field Guide series, and other children's books including Beastly Puzzles. She has also written for Science Friday, The Believer Magazine, and the New York Times
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Praise for I Am Wind

PRAISE FOR How to High Tea with a Hyena (and Not Get Eaten) by Rachel Poliquin:

"Humorous and entertaining, and worthy of a place at the table." —School Library Journal

"[A] clever approach to the natural world, convincing in its message that . . . there is always more to learn." —Imaginary Elevators

"Snappy, kid-friendly portions of text supported with generous illustration drive the pace of this book. . . . Readers will get caught up in the fun without even realizing how much they are learning." —CM Magazine