Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun) Omar Khouri They smile and laugh and

They smile and laugh and pretend they are cows… They set up a little town

and belonging—until a brutal attack tests everything they know about friendship and family

stranded pilot is of great interest to the birds—some doggedly seek his approval

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Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun) Omar Khouri They smile and laugh andBy Manchn Magan and Megan Luddy. Published by Gill. Hardcover, 256 pages, Colour, 2025. Meet the naladir (cloud watchers) and radir (stargazers) from our past who, without the luxury of Met ireann at their disposal, observed birds, trees, animals, as well as markers on land and sea for signs of weather change. The sheer richness and variety of terms they amassed reveal the closeness with which they observed the world around them. Swallows flying low