"What's the wind like today? Is it a feather drifting slowly to the ground or an excited puppy running after a butterfly? A train barreling down the tracks or a helpful hand pushing you along? Winds can be soft, strong, fast, lazy and everything in between -- and readers will encounter them all in this poetic informational picture book as it explores types of wind from breezes to tornadoes. Through striking and unusual metaphors like a whisk or boxing...

"A simple board book that introduces little ones to the concept of metaphor."-- Provided by publisher.

Paint pictures with your words! From nursery rhymes and song lyrics to formal speeches and historical documents, figurative language makes any kind of writing come alive. The Figuratively Speaking series shows how metaphors, personification, sayings, and similes help tell a story in clever and imaginative ways.