Snowman - Cold = Puddle: Spring Equations - Hardcover

Salas, Laura Purdie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580897983 ISBN 13: 9781580897983

Publisher: Charlesbridge, 2019

Synopsis

Poetry + Math + Science = A new way of looking at spring

Math meets metaphor in this eye-opening exploration of spring. Each clever equation is a tiny, perfect poem that prompts readers to look at the ordinary and see the miraculous. Can you look at an egg in a nest and see a jewelry box? How are sunlight and heat like an alarm clock? Engaging sidebars reveal the science behind the signs of spring.

About this title

About the Author

Laura Purdie Salas knows that poetry and science are both about exploring the world. Part poet and part scientist, Laura is the award-winning author of more than one hundred books, including If You Were the Moon, A Rock Can Be, and Water Can Be. She experiences spring, summer, fall, and winter in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Micha Archer's radiant collage illustrations for this book grew out of a New England spring. Micha is the author and illustrator of Daniel Finds a Poem, as well as the illustrator of Around the World in a Bathtub, Lola's Fandango, and The Wise Fool. She lives in western Massachusetts. www.michaarcher.com

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BIG beaver + BIG beaver = little beaver

Happy birthday! Many baby animals are born in spring. A newborn beaver kit weighs less than a loaf of bread. A spring birthday gives it plenty of time to grow and learn survival skills before winter comes. 

talons + pond = fast food

In spring, bald eagles that wintered down south fly north again. On their way to the northern United States and Canada, they swoop down to scoop up tasty fish dinners.

Edition details

• Publisher: Charlesbridge
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580897983
• ISBN 13: 9781580897983
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Archer Micha
• Number of pages: 32