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A young girl anxiously waits the arrival of spring to see the Goose Moon, a sign that spring is on its way.

Invites the reader to join a bear and other woodland animals on a cold, moonlit walk to investigate strange noises and observe the arrival of spring.

"Rabbit leaves his warren to find the woods are full of new life--brigth flowers speckle the grass and frogspawn bobs on the pond. There's so much to discover that poor Rabbit loses his way. Who will help him find his way back home?"--P. [4] of cover.

Despite all the signs of spring--sprouting ferns, a frog, and flowers--a little girl searches for the robin that means that spring has finally come.

Simple text reveals the anticipation of a boy who, having planted seeds while everything around is brown, fears that something has gone wrong until, at last, the world turns green.

Simple photos and text introduce the young reader to weather, nature, animal behavior and activities in Spring.

"Animals and children alike watch as the world transforms from the dark and dead of winter to a full and blooming spring"--

When Groundhog realizes he needs helpers all over the country to accurately forecast the weather, he establishes a school to teach young groundhogs how to properly determine when spring will arrive.

When Possum is awakened on the first day of spring by a loud noise that won't stop, he and all the other animals, who have also had their winters' sleep disturbed, set out to discover who is making all the racket.

When spring comes to Bugland, all the bugs celebrate.