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Snow
Catch a snowflake on your tongue. Toss a snowball. It's time to learn about snow.
24 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2011
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December 19, 2019
Oz has been asking questions about snow so I grabbed this off the library shelf. It's a very basic primer on snow and how it's made and he was able to grasp the concepts pretty readily. He asked a lot of good questions. Great for your little weatherperson in training!
April 24, 2023
I overall know that this book is for super young children who are just starting to read. It is a nonfiction book so it’s not very creative or interesting but good to learn about snow maybe around the winter time.
January 3, 2019
(3.5 stars)
March 30, 2014
TED 8650 Children's Literature
Twin Text: Winter is for Snow by Robert Neubecker, 2013
Rationale: I put these two books together because they are both about snow. The book Snow describes snow, the types of snow, snow dangers, and melting. Winter is for Snow is about a boy that loves snow and his sister hates snow. He describes all of the fun activities that they can do in the snow, and now she loves snow too.
Text Structure: The book Snow features description and cause and effect. What snow is, types of snow, snow dangers, and melting are discussed, as are the effects of different types of snow situations. The back of the book holds the glossary, index, more books to read, and websites to visit.
Strategy Application: After reading Snow and Winter is for Snow, students can create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the two books. The facts and tidbits from Snow can be compared and contrasted with the activities and winter events from Winter is for Snow.
Book review citation for Non-Fiction Book:
(2012, March/April). Library Media Connection. http://www.titlewave.com/search?SID=1...
Twin Text: Winter is for Snow by Robert Neubecker, 2013
Rationale: I put these two books together because they are both about snow. The book Snow describes snow, the types of snow, snow dangers, and melting. Winter is for Snow is about a boy that loves snow and his sister hates snow. He describes all of the fun activities that they can do in the snow, and now she loves snow too.
Text Structure: The book Snow features description and cause and effect. What snow is, types of snow, snow dangers, and melting are discussed, as are the effects of different types of snow situations. The back of the book holds the glossary, index, more books to read, and websites to visit.
Strategy Application: After reading Snow and Winter is for Snow, students can create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the two books. The facts and tidbits from Snow can be compared and contrasted with the activities and winter events from Winter is for Snow.
Book review citation for Non-Fiction Book:
(2012, March/April). Library Media Connection. http://www.titlewave.com/search?SID=1...
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June 24, 20151) Blizzard by John Rocco, 2014
2) This tells the story of John Rocco as a child while growing up on the East Coast. There were several inches of snow that would fall, and blizzard conditions. The first day they played outside, by the fourth day the plows hadn’t cleared the roads. They were unable to get out to go to the store; he decided to walk to the store to get supplies for this family. On his way, he would stop at neighbor’s homes, and they would ask him to pick up supplies for them as well. On his way home he stopped at each home to drop off their requests. I would share this book with the children, especially the map that is in the middle. There are so many enriching activities that we could do in the classroom.
3) They use question and answer and description in the text.
4) I would use webbing as a strategy, in the text it describes that each snowflake is different. I would also have the children make their own snowflakes that we could hang up in the room.
2) This tells the story of John Rocco as a child while growing up on the East Coast. There were several inches of snow that would fall, and blizzard conditions. The first day they played outside, by the fourth day the plows hadn’t cleared the roads. They were unable to get out to go to the store; he decided to walk to the store to get supplies for this family. On his way, he would stop at neighbor’s homes, and they would ask him to pick up supplies for them as well. On his way home he stopped at each home to drop off their requests. I would share this book with the children, especially the map that is in the middle. There are so many enriching activities that we could do in the classroom.
3) They use question and answer and description in the text.
4) I would use webbing as a strategy, in the text it describes that each snowflake is different. I would also have the children make their own snowflakes that we could hang up in the room.
February 5, 2013
This simple book describes the wonders and dangers of snow, identifying different types of snow, and explaining what happens during a blizzard or an avalanche. The large photographs show the beauty of snow but also how it can make life challenging. I especially liked that the book closes with a short text block telling readers about what happens to all the snow that piles up when things warm up.
February 26, 2014
This is a gorgeous bi-lingual book explaining the science of snow through short text and photographs. In clear and simple text, topics like types of snow, snow dangers and melting are explained. There is a brief glossary and an index, simple introductions to these two research tools.
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