Pbk. 1981. Good condition.

The setting of this story is on an African Plain. This book is full of vivid colors and animals bringing the plains of Africa to life. Young children will like this repetitive rhyming tale of how rain was magically brought to the plain during a time of drought.

A lovely book in rhyming fashion which addresses the issue of parched dry earth wherein there is no water for animals to drink, then as the words progress, the rain falls and the wild animals on the plains of Kapiti have plenty to drink.

It is a lovely tale of need addresses by nature. Quoting from the author -- "This is Ki-Pat who watched his herd as he stood on one leg like the big stork bird. Ki-Pat whose cos were so hungry and dry, they mooed for the rain to fall from the sky."

The story progresses when Ki-Pat finds an eagle feather from the sky. Putting together a string, a leather thong which became his bow to use the feather to shot the bow that pierced the rain cloud and the thunder LOUD!

Ki-Pat has a wife, and as the grass grew green, they was a little baby Ki-Pat. ( )

The rainy season has not arrived on time, making the plains of Africa brown and dry. Ki-pat, a herdsman, helps to bring the rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. This cumulative rhyming refrain story is full of illustrations that are both simple and dramatic. ( )

An African herder works his magic to end a devastating drought on Kapiti Plain. Told as a story-poem, great fun to read aloud with kids, and to try to memorize. ( )