Fall

Introduces the characteristics of autumn in simple text and illustrations

Kindergarten-Grade 3-- Large print, the generous use of margins, and beautiful full-color photography make these seasonal books attractive at a quick glance. Fall is effective, creating appropriate images and setting a mood. The warm oranges, rusts, and golds of autumn turn to the cooler hues of winter by the end of the volume. Content is brief, but evocative. Summer , on the other hand, is less successful. It often discusses animals in the reverse order of the photographs, focus switches from the subject to animal babies to mature wildlife, and the occasional switch from third- to second-person usage is more intrusive than personalizing. --Rosie Peasley, Somerset School, Modesto, CA
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