It's Winter! (Celebrate the Seasons!) - Softcover

Glaser,Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761316809 ISBN 13: 9780761316800

Publisher: First Avenue Editions ™, 2002

Synopsis

Simple text and bold, beautiful paper sculpture convey the animal life, plant life, weather, colors, clothing, and feelings associated with the winter season.

About this title

About the Author:

Linda Glaser is the award-winning author of over 30 children's books including the Sydney Taylor Award-winning Hannah’s Way and Reading Rainbow featured book Our Big Home, An Earth Poem. In addition to teaching and writing, she conducts writing workshops for schoolchildren and adults. She lives in Minnesota.

Susan Swan is the illustrator of many books for children that celebrate the season, including Out on the Prairie, Sugar White Snow and Evergreens, and When Autumn Falls. She lives in Texas.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1-This companion to It's Fall (2001) and It's Spring (2002, both Millbrook) is an exemplary exploration of a season. From the first spread, readers view an enthusiastic girl who delves into the pleasures and treasures of winter: "I chase and zigzag/here/and/there,/catching snowflakes in the air./They land on my face and on my hair./I stick out my tongue/and catch one./Yum!" The arrival of new snow overnight transforms the world around her into a rollicking playground. She takes a pleasant walk with her dog and describes the wonders of nature when bats, bees, and several other animals hibernate; active life goes on underneath a frozen pond, and birds and deer are about. At night, Orion takes precedence in the sky. Soon the days grow longer, the sun feels stronger, and there is a hint of change, but there is still time to sled and hope for another snow. Swan's beautiful cut-paper artwork is colorful, crisp, and stark. Rich textures bring depth to the lively scenes and the double-page spreads will give young readers much to ponder. Make room on your shelves for this fresh offering.
Meghan R. Malone, Turner Free Library, Randolph, MA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: First Avenue Editions ™
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0761316809
• ISBN 13: 9780761316800
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Susan Swan