Snow Is Falling

Franklyn M Branley

ISBN 10: 0808585843 / ISBN 13: 9780808585848

Published by Turtleback Books, 2000

About this Item

Everyone knows that snow is fun for sledding and skiing. But what does snow do? For one thing, it actually helps keep plants and animals warm Read and find out everything about snow, and try your hand at some snow experiments too, in this fascinating and useful resource from the veteran science team of Franklyn M. Branley and Holly Keller.

Seller Inventory # CIN0808585843G

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Snow Is Falling
• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0808585843
• ISBN 13: 9780808585848
• Binding: Hardback
• Illustrator: Keller, Holly
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Read and find out about snow in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Snow is wonderful—for sledding, for skiing, and for building snowmen. But did you know that snow can actually keep things warm? Find out how snow helps plants, animals, and people to survive. But when a blizzard blows, watch out! The snow that is so useful can be dangerous too.

Franklyn M. Branley and Holly Keller team up for a fun and colorful exploration of the world of snow, including experiments and activities for cold winter days.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

• hands-on and visual
• acclaimed and trusted
• great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

• Entertain and educate at the same time
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• Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
• Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
• Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
• Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
• Meet national science education standards
• Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
• Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

About the Author

Franklyn M. Branley is the originator of the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series and the award-winning author of over 140 popular books for readers of all ages. He is Astronomer Emeritus and former Chairman of the American Museum-Hayden Planetarium. Dr. Branley lives in Brunswick, Maine.