Molly's Seasons - Hardcover

Kandoian, Ellen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525650768 ISBN 13: 9780525650768

Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers, 1992

Synopsis

As Molly watches the seasons come and go in Maine--autumn with leaves falling, winter with snow blowing, spring with grass growing, and summer with sun streaming--she wonders if the seasons are the same all over the world.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

This author's fourth picture book is an ambitious undertaking that presents the four seasons through the eyes of Molly. But knowing the peculiarities of each season is not enough for this Maine resident--"Here is what Molly wants to know: Are the seasons the same wherever you go?" The book then shifts gears to explain the tilt of the earth and the opposite seasons of the southern and northern hemispheres. Employing a soft--somewhat weak--palette for her watercolors, Kandoian depicts the seasons quietly, with comfortable convention and little surprise. Her use of calendar pages is uninspired but instructive. The facile text in the first half uses controlled vocabulary ("gleaming," "beaming," "streaming," "glow," "grow," "flow") that may help to build reading muscles. The book's second half, however, attempts--laudably--to embrace a concept that is ultimately too difficult for younger readers. Ages 3-8.
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From Kirkus Reviews:

The author of Under the Sun (1987), in which Molly's mother describes the daily progress of sunlight as the sun sets on other children around the world, presents the seasons as Molly experiences them in Maine; then, extending the concept, she describes polar seasons (``Winter means darkness and noon looks like night,/Summer means sunshine and midnight is bright'') and the reversal in the Southern Hemisphere. A concluding note will help parents answer further questions. The simple but evocative watercolor illustrations are as appealing as the carefully honed text, and including the calendar pages for each season helps to tie seasonal clues like pumpkins and icicles to a more concrete image of passing time. A quiet but skillfully crafted book. (Picture book. 3-8) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0525650768
• ISBN 13: 9780525650768
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320