I think it could be used with children in all elementary grades. Although Scholastic indicates “Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain” would be of interest to 3rd-5th graders, my kindergartener enjoyed listening to it. According to Scholastic Book Wizard, the grade level equivalent for this book is 3.7. Topics such as drought and migration could be related to this book. It could also be integrated with social studies or science when learning about different ecosystems or weather. Because of the repetition, students should be able to remember the sequence of events. It could be used to teach about rhyming or about story sequence. This book has rhythm and a cumulative refrain like “The House That Jack Built” does, which makes it a good read aloud. It was passed down by storytellers until it was written down in 1909. It is a simple story with a clever hero who saves the cattle. This story is traditional literature because it is a folktale. It is about Ki-pat, a herdsman who tries to make it rain during a drought so the cattle will have grass to graze on. “Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain” is a folktale from the Nandi people in Kenya.
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