Wonderful Winter: All Kinds of Winter Facts and Fun (Season Facts and Fun) - Hardcover

Goldstone, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805099816 ISBN 13: 9780805099812

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2016

Synopsis

Winter is a season of wondering and waiting. We wonder why some trees lose their leaves while others stay green all winter long. We wait for the first snowfall―and then wonder at how amazing each snowflake is. We wonder how animals manage to live in the cold. And we can't wait to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.

With vivid photographs, lively explanations, and creative craft ideas, Bruce Goldstone presents all the fascinating facts that make winter so wonderful!

This title has Common Core connections.

About this title

About the Author

Bruce Goldstone has always liked cold weather, having grown up outside Cleveland, with its bracing (and persistent) lake-effect snow. These days, wonderful winter mornings find him in one of New York City's great parks with his feisty dog Jasper. Once they're back home, Bruce settles down to work, creating acclaimed books such as Great Estimations, I See a Pattern Here, Awesome Autumn, and That's a Possibility!

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 3—An exploration of the wonders of winter. Big, bold text starts off the reading adventure, with smaller, more detailed text following up. The title begins with the theme of waiting ("We wait for the days to get longer") but soon switches focus to the senses ("How does winter feel?"). There is a lot of read-aloud potential in this book, but the sudden shifts in topics will likely make it a difficult experience. For instance, a spread on winter sounds features winter-related onomatopoeia in large, colorful type ("crunch," "drip," "brrrrrrr") that makes this offering great for sharing with an audience, but the very next spread contains a lengthy discussion of how snow forms. The photos are bright and clear and generally represent the text well, but the layout is very busy. VERDICT A browsable selection on the winter season. Goldstone's Awesome Autumn is similarly designed, albeit better organized.—Rachel Reinwald, Lake Villa District Library, IL

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0805099816
• ISBN 13: 9780805099812
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48