Wonderful Winter: All Kinds of Winter Facts and Fun

by Bruce Goldstone

Overview

Winter is a season of wondering and waiting. We wonder why some trees lose their leaves while others stay green all winter long. We wait for the first snowfall—and then wonder at how amazing each snowflake is. We wonder how animals manage to live in the cold. And we can't wait to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.

With vivid photographs, lively explanations, and creative craft ideas, Bruce Goldstone presents all the fascinating facts that make winter so wonderful!

This title has Common Core connections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250140517
Publisher:	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication date:	11/08/2016
Series:	Season Facts and Fun
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	52 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Bruce Goldstone has always liked cold weather, having grown up outside Cleveland, with its bracing (and persistent) lake-effect snow. These days, wonderful winter mornings find him in one of New York City's great parks with his feisty dog Jasper. Once they're back home, Bruce settles down to work, creating acclaimed books such as Great Estimations, I See a Pattern Here, Awesome Autumn, and That's a Possibility!

Editorial Reviews

"Readers will be doing a snow dance and waiting for winter all the more." —Kirkus Reviews

"This large-format book introduces winter through observations, pertinent facts, and clear, colorful photos.... appealing illustrations and clearly presented information." —Booklist

Praise for Awesome Autumn:

"One of the most comprehensive books about autumn available for kids." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"This visually and narratively engaging exploration of the season offers the perfect jumpstart for autumnal studies in the classroom or library." —The Bulletin

"[An] attractive guide to fall, which is sure to be popular with classroom teachers." —Booklist

"A good reference book for young scholars who will love both the photos and the fun facts." —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

11/01/2016
K-Gr 3—An exploration of the wonders of winter. Big, bold text starts off the reading adventure, with smaller, more detailed text following up. The title begins with the theme of waiting ("We wait for the days to get longer") but soon switches focus to the senses ("How does winter feel?"). There is a lot of read-aloud potential in this book, but the sudden shifts in topics will likely make it a difficult experience. For instance, a spread on winter sounds features winter-related onomatopoeia in large, colorful type ("crunch," "drip," "brrrrrrr") that makes this offering great for sharing with an audience, but the very next spread contains a lengthy discussion of how snow forms. The photos are bright and clear and generally represent the text well, but the layout is very busy. VERDICT A browsable selection on the winter season. Goldstone's Awesome Autumn is similarly designed, albeit better organized.—Rachel Reinwald, Lake Villa District Library, IL

School Library Journal

2016-08-17
Goldstone follows up his Awesome Autumn (2012) with a salute to all things winter.As autumn’s tome was devoted to change, this one fashions winter as “a season of wondering and waiting.” Some of the things Goldstone imagines that readers might wonder about are how animals survive the cold, how snowflakes and icicles form, and why breath is visible in the cold. And there are all sorts of things people wait for in the winter: for days to get longer, for snow to enjoy winter sports, for everyone to get on their outdoor gear, for winter holidays. Trees wait out the winter by dropping their leaves or having specialized foliage, like evergreens, while animals cope by hibernating or slowing down, and many have adaptations to help them find food or survive the cold. Rounding out the book are spreads delineating things readers can feel, hear, and taste and shapes readers can see in winter. The final page looks forward to “Spectacular Spring,” and the backmatter gives instructions for six wintry crafts, including fake snow, paper snowflakes, and pine cone bird feeders. Photos get readers up-close and personal with the sights of winter; many are cropped to look like mittens, and many pages are decorated with stunning photographs of snowflakes. Readers will be doing a snow dance and waiting for winter all the more. (Nonfiction. 5-10)

Kirkus Reviews