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©2024
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73 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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I am wind -- Everywhere and always -- Ice dragons -- Snow eater -- Wind chronicles. Māori winds -- Devil winds -- Warm embrace -- Wind chronicles. Odysseus and the bag of winds -- Ocean breezes -- Invisible yet all-powerful -- Wind chronicles. The Great Storm of 1703 -- Wind power -- Twister -- Wind chronicles. The deadliest tornado -- Earth swirls -- Sailing winds -- Ocean spirals -- Wind chronicles. The Kamikaze winds -- Sand-building -- Sandstorms -- Wind chronicles. Migrating dust -- You know me
"Non-Fiction picture book about the wind. Thrilling combination of the science of air flow in different circumstances and fun facts about the temperatures of Devil Winds or the cause of Chinooks with the myths, legends, stories and beliefs different cultures hold about the wind. Includes tales like Odysseus and the bag of wind and the origins of the Kamikaze winds of Japan."--
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Issued also in electronic format