What a beautiful, informative book. I absolutely loved the folklore stories from many different countries. So much information was given with regards to the phenomenon of Wind. The poetry portions were moving and sparked a wonderful visual for the reader as well.
This book would be amazing for homeschoolers, Science classrooms to give a much more in depth look into wind or to just add to your home library and read on a windy day.

From Greek myths to kite festivals to wind scales, this book has bits of everything and anything about wind. I think my favorite parts are the bits of poetic writing that are found within.

"I Am Wind" by Rachel Poliquin and illustrated by Rachel Wada is a captivating non-fiction book due to how it is written in a story format and not just a list of facts. With Wind speaking in first person, it made me feel as though I was getting to know someone, whom I already knew, but even better. The book had so many facts interwoven into the stories as well. I learned many things I never knew about the wind and how important it is for our life to be sustainable on this earth. Knowing the power of this invisible force, you will learn that it is not only important for our life on earth, but can also cause destruction which this book dives into. Another aspect of this book that I enjoy is the history of wind. Throughout history there has been gods and goddesses of wind and this book doesn't shy away from talking about them and the history behind them. Wind does have a past and it's interesting to learn about it in a historical kind of way. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it. As wind tells us "I can be gentle, but always remember my heart is wild."~ Rachel Poliquin

This book is full of information teaching the reader everything there is to know about wind, but in a beautiful way. It’s teeming with vocabulary and images that will appeal to readers of all ages.

Open this book and you will be swept away. . .

I Am Wind: An Autobiography written by Rachel Poliquin, and illustrated by Rachel Wada is a fresh new way to think about something you rarely think about in your regular, daily life: the wind, the breeze that tousles your hair, that brings the fragrance of your lilacs up your nostrils, and plants the dandelions in your lawn. Even more endearing is that Wind has been personified, and so this entire book is their message to you, Human, to remind you that we are part of each other.

I read this today with my visiting grandson - who is 11. I told him this was a review of a book that is going to be coming out soon, and that we have an opportunity to let the world know what we think about it. We read it over two sessions, he'd read a page, and then me. We'd discuss the concepts and subjects - science, mythology, latitude and longitude, the Fujita and Beaufort scales, sand and dust. We both learned new things. So many flavors of wind: katabatic, foehn, Maori, Santa Ana, how twisters begin and the power of tornados are explained in detail. Grandson enjoyed the "Chronicles" where Wind holds forth in a lyrical way on aspects of air movement and its interaction with humanity that felt like a letter to us.

An absolute delight - fresh and new way to think of this ancient partner of ours. We especially enjoyed reading this to each other one page at a time.

*A sincere thank you to Rachel Poliquin, Penguin Random House Canada, and NetGalley for an ARC to read and independently review.*