When Spring Comes

Key Features Description The award-winning, bestselling husband-and-wife team of Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek collaborate for the first time since their acclaimed picture book Birds. Before spring comes, the trees are dark sticks, the grass is brown, and the ground is covered in snow. But if you wait, leaves unfurl and flowers blossom, the grass turns green, and the mounds of snow shrink and shrink. Spring brings baby birds, sprouting seeds, rain and mud, and puddles. You can feel it and smell it and hear it - and you can read it!Kevin Henkes uses striking imagery, repetition, and alliteration to introduce basic concepts of language and the changing of the seasons. And Laura Dronzek's gorgeous, lush paintings show the transformation from quiet, cold winter to the joyful newborn spring. Watch the world transform when spring comes! The award-winning, bestselling husband-and-wife team of Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek collaborate for the first time since their acclaimed picture book Birds. Before spring comes, the trees are dark sticks, the grass is brown, and the ground is covered in snow. But if you wait, leaves unfurl and flowers blossom, the grass turns green, and the mounds of snow shrink and shrink. Spring brings baby birds, sprouting seeds, rain and mud, and puddles. You can feel it and smell it and hear it - and you can read it!Kevin Henkes uses striking imagery, repetition, and alliteration to introduce basic concepts of language and the changing of the seasons. And Laura Dronzek's gorgeous, lush paintings show the transformation from quiet, cold winter to the joyful newborn spring. Watch the world transform when spring comes! Standards RL.1.2. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. RL.1.2. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. Product Details Item #: NTS819625 ISBN13: 9781338196252 Format: Paperback Book Pages: 40 Grades: Pre-K - 1 Lexile® Measure: 500L Guided Reading Level: GR Level J DRA Level: 16 - 18 ACR Level: 2.1 When Spring Comes Paperback Book 5.96 Out Of Stock Out Of Stock Email me when back in stock Top {{#if inStock}} {{#if isSubscribe}} {{button.label}} {{else}} {{button.label}} {{/if}} {{/if}} {{#if isOutofStock}} {{/if}} {{#if isLearnMore}} {{#if learnMoreUrl}} {{/if}} {{#if learnMorePhone}} {{/if}} {{/if}} x What can we help you find? Search PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF USE TM ® & © 2021 Scholastic Inc. All Rights Reserved. if(_satellite) {_satellite.pageBottom();} commonUtil.enableMouseflow(); Key Features Item #: NTS819625 ISBN13: 9781338196252 Format: Paperback Book Pages: 40 Grades: Pre-K - 1 Lexile® Measure: 500L Guided Reading Level: GR Level J DRA Level: 16 - 18 ACR Level: 2.1