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"A picture book comically following one girl through each of the four seasons"--

This fun and engaging title introduces young readers to the winter season. Beautiful double-page photos combine with easy-to-read sentences to illustrate the origins and characteristics of winter. Includes an overview of all the seasons, fun facts, seasonal activities and a quiz. This title is a great way to interest early learners in science while gaining reading practice and skills. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Sandcastle...

[E]xplores the seasons through the changing weather patterns and the changing activities of both children and animals"--P. [4] of cover.

Discusses the fall season, including the cooler weather, colorful leaves, and pumpkin carving and other fun fall activities.

A collection of poems celebrates the four seasons, including spring, summer, fall, and winter.

As the seasons pass, Arnold enjoys a variety of activities as a result of his apple tree. Includes a recipe for apple pie and a description of how an apple cider press works.

The sun shines down on us, giving warmth and light. But did you know that the sun also makes the seasons? As the earth makes one complete rotation around the sun every year, the seasons on the earth change -- from winter to spring to summer to fall and back to winter again. Find out how the light from the sun affects life on the earth for all living things in this look at the only star in our solar system.

This book is an accessible, engaging tool to help people enrich their lives through the observance of ancient, astronomically determined Earth festivals. It assists us to recover an experience that had deep meaning for the ancients and that is now increasingly relevant to a world facing environmental challenges. Seasonal festivals are not meant to be cultural relics. They are joyous, fun, mischievous, profound, life-affirming events that connect us...

How the position of Earth in relation to the sun causes seasons. -- Why is there winter in the Southern Hemisphere at the same time there is summer in the Northern Hemisphere? Here is an explanation of how the position of Earth in relation to the sun causes seasons, and the wonders that come with each one of them.