What Animals Do in the Winter

by Melvin A. Berger, Gilda Berger

Examines the different strategies which animals use to stay alive during cold weather, including migration, hibernation, and changing color.

Genres: Picture Books, Nature

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Pynteya Bate · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book amazed me in the way that it was able to make confusing things like the water cycle, evaporation, condensation, hibernation, and migration understandable for young children. It shows goes animals use their natural instincts to survive through the winter season such as changing hair color and digging nests for warmth. This was an informational text so I could assume boys would find it more fun than girls would in my classroom.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good information here on migration, hibernation, and other tactics that animals use to make it through winter. Good illustrations, too. I thought it might be a little dense for my three-year-old, but he seemed to follow along just fine. The other books we've read recently have hopefully given him a framework for some of this more detailed information.

...of course, it might just have gone in one ear and out the other- there's no good way for me to find out!

[Beyond the Pages with Eva K · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this to my level 1-2ers. I thought it was a wonderful intro. We doubled this with Animals in Winter and it made for a sensational study/review.