"Animals and children alike watch as the world transforms from the dark and dead of winter to a full and blooming spring."--Provided by publisher.

This title looks at the many adorable and durable winter animals, like snowshoe hares, Arctic foxes, and snowy owls. The book is complete with big, bright photographs, a More Winter Animals section, and a picture glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.

Introduces young readers to basic information about winter.

"Mama Earth looks after nature's plants and animals throughout the year, singing lullabies to fat bears in the fall, dressing evergreens in icicles in winter, and waking up the crocuses in spring. And in the summer, Mama Earth sends warm sunbeams to her beloved children, so they can play outside and enjoy the amazing world around them"--Dust jacket.

Text and pictures take us through a year of seasons beginning when spring arrives and a calf is born.

"During the summer it is warm outside. During winter it is cold. This is because there are different seasons. Can you name the other two seasons?"--

Simple text and photographs describe the signs of autumn.

"Emerging readers learn about the qualities of and vocabulary associated with the four seasons"--

Simple text and photographs describe the signs of summer.

Jon J Muth--and his delightful little panda bear, Koo--challenge readers to stretch their minds and imaginations with twenty-six haikus about the four seasons.