How Do You Know It's Winter? Through vivid photos and engaging nonfiction text, this fun and fact-filled Rookie Read-About Science book answers the question, How do you know its winter? Covering everything from weather patterns to animal behaviors to seasonal activities, How Do You Know Its Winter? gives readers (Ages 6-7) an in-depth look at this snowy season.
Leaves change color and fall from trees. Farmers' crops are fully-grown and ready for harvesting. The days grow shorter and cooler. What does it all mean? It must be fall! From changes in plant growth to adjustments in animal behavior (for example, storing food for winter), this colorful book gives kids an exciting opportunity to discover nature in action. Fun activities, such as making a weather notebook to regularly record temperature, cloud cover, and precipitation, help emergent readers participate in a key part of the scientific process. Expertly crafted to meet early elementary reading and science curriculum standards, How Do You Know It's Fall? introduces young readers to science concepts and the two fundamental components of scientific inquiry--making observations and drawing inferences from those observations.
After being told that she cannot leave her winter den until spring arrives, Una the bear cub goes out early, meets various animals, gets in trouble, and eventually finds out what spring is.
Spring is in the air! Bear, Bird, and Mouse are all excited that winter snows are melting away, but their friend Rabbit is not. There are too many things about winter that Rabbit adores, and spring just seems to spell trouble. His friends offer an abundance of reasons to love spring and the changing seasons, but will Rabbit listen? Daniel Kirk has written a lively and humorous tale with the gentle message that change can be fun.
Watch the world transform when spring comes! SLJ writes, ''A must-have, joyful seasonal title for the youngest listeners.'' (starred review) Booklist writes ''Lyrical and elegant..'' (starred review) Horn writes ''joyful reflection'' (starred review)
From snowy days to gray skies, a little girl watches and waits and wonders, will spring ever come? And then one day… Sophie listens and watches for the signs of spring. Day after day, the same snow is frozen outside her window and the skies above are as gray as the day before. And then Sophie thinks will spring ever come and how will I know it is here?