In The Clouds

Tundra/Penguin Random House

Written by Elly MacKay

2022

Part of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library

A luminous journey into the sky for daydreamers and cloud enthusiasts big and small.
A bored and curious little girl wishes for a bit of sunshine on a cloudy day. But a friendly bird soon whisks her off for an adventure in the sky, where she can contemplate questions both scientific and philosophical in nature: how do clouds float? Or carry the rain? Where do they go when they disappear? Are there clouds on other planets? Do they have memories? Have they ever seen a girl like her?

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Activity - A Colourful Collection of Birds

If you were to fly high above the clouds on the back of a bird, what would your bird look like?

Instructions:

  1. Consider what your bird looks like. Will your bird will be sitting, walking or flying? Will it have big wings, long legs, a fancy tail?

  2. Find a colourful paper for its head, body, wings, beak, feet, eyes and tail.

  3. Cut and arrange pieces.

  4. Glue together.

Materials:

  • paint

  • colourful papers

  • black markers

  • Scissors

  • Gluesticks (or tape)

Made by students at the International School in Sofia, Bulgaria.