A Story Like the Wind

A beautifully illustrated story of freedom, music, and seeking refuge.
A small group of refugees is crowded on to a boat on the sea. They share their stories as the boat travels towards the dream of safety and freedom. One boy, Rami, has brought his violin, and his story of how the violin was invented, and of a stallion that could run like the wind, weaves through the other stories, bringing them all together into a celebration of hope and of the power of music and story. A very special, beautifully illustrated, fable for all who strive to understand, and to stand
together with, those around them.
Gill Lewis is the multi-award-winning and best-selling author of novels such as Sky Hawk, White Dolphin, and Scarlet Ibis and A Story Like the Wind is her lyrical and unforgettable response to the refugee crisis, which will linger on in the mind long after reading. Beautiful charcoal illustrations from Jo Weaver give this book a very special feel and make it a perfect gift.

About the author

Gill Lewis is the multi-award-winning and best-selling author of novels such as Sky Hawk, White Dolphin, and Scarlet Ibis.

Summary

In a small boat spinning out on the sea sits a group of refugees, fleeing their war-stricken homes. They have nothing - except their memories, their stories, and their music. In this very special, lyrical fable, beautifully illustrated by Jo Weaver, Gill Lewis weaves an unforgettable tale of displacement, hope, and the search for freedom.

Foreword

A beautifully illustrated story of freedom, music, and seeking refuge.

Additional text

"A very special and quite beautiful book from award-winning Gill Lewis... A stunning, rich, emotive book."

Report

"Lewis writes a powerful story, an intelligent conversation between myth and crude reality that wakes you up with a cold splash" - picked as the Times Book of the Week The Saturday Times

Product details

• Authors: Gill Lewis, Gill ( Lewis
• Assisted by: Jo Weaver (Illustration), Jo ( Weaver (Illustration)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.05.2017
• EAN: 9780192758958
• ISBN: 978-0-19-275895-8
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 215 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; für den Primarbereich, Kinder/Jugendliche: überlieferte Geschichten, Englische Bücher / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur, Kinder- u. Jugendliteratur / Kinderliteratur / Ab 10 Jahre, Kinder- u. Jugendliteratur / Englisch, Englisch / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur, Englische Belletristik / Kinder- u. Jugendliteratur, National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England und Wales)