Recess at 20 Below - Softcover

Aillaud, Cindy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882406094 ISBN 13: 9780882406091

Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books, 2005

Synopsis

The temperature outside is 20 below zero. Is school cancelled? Nope. How about recess outside? No way!  Learn from the kids point of view about what it is like playing during recess when it is really cold,,, how it sounds outside, how it tastes outside, how it looks, and even how it smells when the therometer says it's 20 below. What happens when you put on layer after layer of clothing to avoid frostbite and then hit the playground? Did you see the tiny ice crystals in the air and hear your boots make a loud crunch, crunch, crunch sound when you walked?  Pictures and words in 32 pages make have made this book  popular all over North America because all the kids want to know what happens at 20 below zero

About this title

From the Publisher:

2006 CBC/Notable Social Studies Trade Books
Battle of the Books Selection
2006 IRA Children's Notable Books

From the Author:

Cindy Lou Aillaud: There is a certain magic that happens in winter when the temperatures drop to colder than 20 below. When the thermometer shows 50 degrees BELOW zero, it’s really time for the fun to begin. Did you know that a banana can freeze hard enough to drive a nail into wood? That you can throw a cup of boiling water into the air and it vaporizes into a cloud of crystals while making a whoosh sound? That you can blow a soap bubble with a wand and the bubble will freeze like glass? During our coldest winter months, kids must be concerned about safety. They have to dress warm enough so as not to get frostbite. They also must be careful of wild animals all year long. Moose can be dangerous if they feel threatened and, of course, bears are a hazard—especially if you get between a mom and her cubs! In the summer, we have to be careful to get enough sleep. Since it is light all night, it’s easy to stay up too late!

About this edition

• Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0882406094
• ISBN 13: 9780882406091
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32