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Animals in Winter

(Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1)

by Henrietta Bancroft

3.89 331 ratings 61 reviews

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Have you ever seen a butterfly in the snow? Probably not. Butterflies can't survive cold weather, so when winter comes, many butterflies fly to warmer places. They migrate. Woodchucks don't like cold weather either but they don't migrate; they hibern... MoreHave you ever seen a butterfly in the snow? Probably not. Butterflies can't survive cold weather, so when winter comes, many butterflies fly to warmer places. They migrate. Woodchucks don't like cold weather either but they don't migrate; they hibernate. Woodchucks sleep in their dens all winter long. Read and find out how other animals cope with winter's worst weather.

This is a Level One Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science title, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series. Less

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Average rating 3.89 · 331 ratings · 61 reviews

Mariah Roze rated it liked it
about 5 years ago

This was a good, simple book that explained what happens to animals during the science months.

Lori C rated it it was amazing
over 1 year ago

Informative and beautifully illustrated.

SaraKat rated it really liked it
about 3 years ago

Shelves: animals , juvenile , nature , nonfiction , picture-book , sciencey , want-to-own

A great picture book of different adaptations that are used by various animals to survive the winter. I am going to get my school librarian to gather up a bunch of copies from the elementary schools in my district to let my middle schoolers read it for a fun engagement. It c ...more

Tulasha rated it it was amazing
over 1 year ago

The book is filled with a beautiful picture of animals and things that animals do during winter.

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Kathy rated it really liked it
about 2 years ago

Good illustrations and information. Fun way to learn something new.

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Debra rated it really liked it
almost 3 years ago

Shelves: animal-stories , picture-book , science , winter-snow

What beautiful illustrations!. The story starts in autumn and discusses migration and traveling south for warmer weather. Then it transitions into staying in the cold north for the winter, but hibernating. I love the illustration of a woodchuck's burrow. That was new inform ...more

Kendal Pursel rated it really liked it
over 1 year ago

Shelves: childrens-lit

Genre: Informational Nonfiction
Grade level: K-3rd grade

I appreciate how this book does not focus on one animal and its specific routine for the winter. It covers a variety of animals and how they migrate, hibernate, or live through the winter. I like the illustrations in thi ...more

Jordyn Kilmer rated it really liked it
over 1 year ago

Shelves: children-s-lit

Genre: informational grade: 2-5
This book is a great way to teach kids about animals because it explain something that most kids wonder about but don’t really know the answer to. I know when I was a kid I never understood exactly what animals do during the winter and I alway ...more

Olivia Martino rated it really liked it
about 1 year ago

Shelves: informational

no awards
kindergarten- 3rd
Animals in Winter is an informational text that describes all the ways different animals survive during the winter. The book highlights hibernation, hunting, and even ways humans can help animals survive during the winter.
This book is very informati ...more

Ali Book&Seaglasshunter rated it really liked it
8 months ago

Shelves: 2021-kids-books-read

During the winter some animals migrate,some hibernate, and some must continue to search for food through the snow and the cold. In this book for young readers, children will learn about how many animals survive the winter. I really enjoyed the illustrations and felt the leve ...more

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