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I Am Wind: An Autobiography
Rachel Poliquin
Illustrator: Rachel Wada
Ages: 9+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Tundra Books/Tundra/Penguin Random House of Canada
ISBN: 978-0-7352-7218-7
Keywords: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)-wind chronicles, wind power, ocean spirals, twister , sailing winds, poetry, autobiography, sandstorms, hurricanes
Speaking in the first person, Wind describes what causes air to move, how it manipulates landforms, and what its historical and emotional impact on humans is. Emotive illustrations. Table of contents, index.