Over and Under the Snow - Softcover

Messner, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452136467 ISBN 13: 9781452136462

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2014

Synopsis

Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow lies a secret world of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals making their winter home under the snow. This beloved nonfiction picture book exploring the subnivean zone reveals the tunnels and caves formed beneath the snow but over the ground, where many kinds of animals live through the winter, safe and warm, awake and busy, but hidden beneath the snow.

About this title

About the Author:

Kate Messner is a middle school teacher and the author of several books for young readers, including the Sea Monster series. She is the recipient of an E. B. White Read Aloud Award, and she lives on Lake Champlain.

Christopher Silas Neal is an award-winning illustrator and author who regularly contributes to the New York Times, The New Yorker, and creates book covers for various publishers. He has directed short animated videos for Kate Spade and Anthropologie and was awarded a medal from the Society of Illustrators for his work in motion graphics.

He illustrated the acclaimed picture books Over and Under the Snow and Lifetime, both of which explore the natural world. Over and Under the Snow, with author Kate Messner was praised for its "stunning retro-style illustrations" (New York Times), was a 2011 New York Times Editor's Choice and won an E.B. White Honor Award in 2012. He recently contributed art to New York Times Best Seller, Goodnight Songs a collection of poems by author of Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown. Neal's self-authored book debut "Everyone" will be published by Candlewick press in 2015.

He exhibits drawings at galleries and speaks at events around the world. He currently works and lives in Brooklyn and teaches Illustration at Pratt Institute.

Review:

"Utterly charming, and informative, to boot." - Kirkus Reviews

"Kate Messier... weaves a nature lesson" - USA Today

"Beautifully rendered" - The Horn Book Magazine, starred review

"[A] lovely study of the ways animals spend the winter." - Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Throughout the book, Neal's crisp, clean mixed-media illustrations cleverly provide above- and belowground views, and Messner's back material will educate children about the subnivean zone and animal adaptations" - School Library Journal

"Messner packs much information into the serene wintry landscape, beautifully captured in Neal's stunning retro-style illustrations." - The New York Times

"This book depicting beauty in nature is a gem... Anyone looking for a picture book that also teaches science will love this title" - Library Media Connecton, Starred Review

Marion Vannett Ridgway Book Award Winner: Illustration 2012

"This book depicting beauty in nature is a gem...Anyone looking for a picture book that also teaches science will love this title" - Library Media Connecton, Starred Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1452136467
• ISBN 13: 9781452136462
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 44
• Illustrator: Neal Christopher Silas