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Under the Snow
Contributor(s): Stewart, Melissa (Author), Bergum, Constance R. (Illustrator)

ISBN: 1561454931 ISBN-13: 9781561454938
Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company

OUR PRICE: $14.41

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2009
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Annotation: When snow falls, we love to sled and skate and have snowball fights. But at the end of the day, we go home where it is warm and safe. What about all those animals out there in the forests and fields? What do they do when snow blankets the ground? Journey from your neighborhood to the woods, where ladybugs crowd together in a gap in the stone wall and a chipmunk snoozes in his burrow. Take a side trip to the pond, where a carp rests quietly on the bottom and a green frog nestles in the mud, scarcely breathing. And then as winter passes and the suns rays grow stronger, join all the animals as they get ready for spring. Award-winning science writer Melissa Stewart offers a lyrical tour of a variety of habitats, providing young readers with vivid glimpses of animals as they live out the winter beneath the snow and ice. Constance R. Bergums glowing watercolors perfectly capture the wonder and magic that can happen under the snow.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems

Dewey: 591.43

LCCN: 2008052838

Age Level: 4-8

Grade Level: PreK-3

Lexile Measure: 640 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Guided Reading: M (Grade 2)

Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.7" W x 11.2" L (1.00 lbs) 1 pages

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2012
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2011
Ladybug Picture Book Award, Nominee, Children's Picture, 2010
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, Nominee, Nonfiction, 2012

Review Citations: Booklist 08/01/2009 pg. 75
School Library Journal 09/01/2009 pg. 148
Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2009
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 46 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 131467
Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

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Publisher Description:
A cozy look at the amazing ways animals behave and interact with their environments on a snowy day
When snow falls, we go home where it is warm and safe. What about all those animals out there in the forests and fields? What do they do when snow blankets the ground?
Award-winning science writer Melissa Stewart offers a lyrical tour of a variety of habitats, providing young readers with vivid glimpses of animals as they live out the winter beneath the snow and ice. Constance R. Bergum's glowing watercolors perfectly capture the wonder and magic that can happen under the snow.

Contributor Bio(s): Stewart, Melissa: - Melissa Stewart earned degrees from Union College and New York University and worked as an editor. She is the author of more than sixty books and lives in Massachusetts.Bergum, Constance R.: - Constance R. Bergum has illustrated several children's books. She holds an MFA in illustration from Marywood University and lives in Montana.

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