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When Winter Comes
Where oh where do the leaves all go when winter comes and the cold winds blow? What happens to fish, flowers, field mice, and other living things when ponds freeze and the air turns blustery? Walk with a curious child and his parents as winter's first snow falls and find out....
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
October 1st 2000
by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Nice little story about a child on a walk with his/her parents (and adorable little dog) as the snow begins to fall. Brimming with a child's curiosity about what happens to things in the winter ("Where do the fish go? Where do the birds go? Where do the flowers go? Where do the caterpillars go?") The pictures are really sweet and this has a nice sense of both family and nature.
Sweet little story about how different animals, butterflies, plants, etc., deal with winter.
The writing style is cute and the illustrations are darling. It's nothing incredibly memorable, but it's sweet all the same.:)
The writing style is cute and the illustrations are darling. It's nothing incredibly memorable, but it's sweet all the same.:)
"Where oh where do caterpillars go
when winter comes and the cold winds blow?
Inside their cocoons,
so tightly wound,
waiting for spring
to bring green to the ground."
The text of this book about winter is really quite basic, but there are sweet little surprises here and there, such as the "waiting for spring to bring green to the ground" above. I just love saying that aloud. It's a very spare text, made for real little munchkins, to give them a sense of what's happening around them during the cold a...more
when winter comes and the cold winds blow?
Inside their cocoons,
so tightly wound,
waiting for spring
to bring green to the ground."
The text of this book about winter is really quite basic, but there are sweet little surprises here and there, such as the "waiting for spring to bring green to the ground" above. I just love saying that aloud. It's a very spare text, made for real little munchkins, to give them a sense of what's happening around them during the cold a...more
Easy to read
VanLaan, Nancy. When Winter Comes. Illinois: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Pages are not numbered
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Summary: In this rhyming, repetitive book, a child wonders about changes in nature when the weather grows cold.
Literary Element #1: Pattern: To keep children interested this book uses a rhyming pattern such as “Where oh where do the leaves all go
When winter comes and the cold winds blow?”
This makes for a nice pattern throughout the book. It repeats the same sentence and then a...more
VanLaan, Nancy. When Winter Comes. Illinois: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Pages are not numbered
Awards:
• No awards
Summary: In this rhyming, repetitive book, a child wonders about changes in nature when the weather grows cold.
Literary Element #1: Pattern: To keep children interested this book uses a rhyming pattern such as “Where oh where do the leaves all go
When winter comes and the cold winds blow?”
This makes for a nice pattern throughout the book. It repeats the same sentence and then a...more
This book is okay. It is a rhyming, question and answer book about winter and what goes on in winter. It talks about what animals do during winter and what people do during winter. It is a good introduction to teaching children about different aspects of winter time.
I had my reservations about sharing a book that's mostly non-fiction in content with kindergarteners, but they were really interested. Had them remember fact about where animals go and then share by passing around Eddie, our moose.
The story is 3 stars, but the illustrations are right up my alley. 5 stars for illustrations. Beautiful children's book with lots to look at.
Nice book that shows the different animals weather the winter in a question and answer format that would work well at storytimes.
I like the flow of this book, it is sweet and graceful.
This book is fantastic! The Illustrations are wonderful, and the text includes rhyme and reptition which gives it a great rhythm. The story is all about what happens to life when the winter comes.
The question and answer format will tell you what happens to the leaves, flowers, caterpillars, birds, mice, deer and fish when the "winter comes and the cold winds blow". It ends with a little child being tucked into a warm bed.
The question and answer format will tell you what happens to the leaves, flowers, caterpillars, birds, mice, deer and fish when the "winter comes and the cold winds blow". It ends with a little child being tucked into a warm bed.
This is a very comfortable, soothing book...perfect for a nap-time read on a wintery day. It made this parent long for a nap as well!
Jan 23, 2013
Amy Cornelsen
marked it as reviewed-books
Jan 04, 2013
Litbyfireflies
marked it as to-read
Dec 27, 2012
Andd Becker
marked it as to-read
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Nancy Van Laan was born in Baton Rouge, La. Her father was a colonel in the US Air Force, and the family moved frequently as Van Laan was growing up. She began making up stories to pass the time on long car trips. Although Van Laan had a learning disability, she loved to read. She began drawing and writing poetry as a child and enjoyed illustrating her own stories. Van Laan also loved ballet and b...more
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