On one spread, two monarch butterflies sail through the landscape toward their group clustered in trees: "Float like a kite on a sweet, nectar breeze. Bear, butterfly, chipmunk, fox, frog, hummingbird, moose, mouse, snake, whale, worm, and even people show their accommodations. Gévry's soft pastel illustrations combine with Salas's rhyming text, depicting the wildlife in two-page spreads. School Library Journal - PreS-K-What animals do to survive winter weather is divided into four categories: migration, hibernation, toleration, or a combination of these actions. Primary grade teachers may find this picture book a useful read-aloud choice to supplement units on animals in winter. Within the pastel artwork, rounded forms, soft edges, and warm colors create an endearing look. In the illustrated main section of the book, the arrangement of featured animals and their winter strategies seems somewhat random, but the back matter reveals the overall organization in paragraphs of text that explain the three main survival strategies (migrate, hibernate, tolerate) and discuss the four examples of each. In smaller type, a sentence provides a fact or two about the animal pictured, while most of the information appears in the well-structured back matter aimed at older readers. Cluster on branches of tall family trees.” The verse text maintains a consistently cheerful tone. Text for the monarch butterfly spread reads, “Float like a kite on a sweet, nectar breeze. In large type, rhymed couplets offer brief, sometimes cryptic comments on each double-page spread. Illustrator:īooklist - How do animals prepare for winter? Salas offers 12 examples in a picture book with three kinds of text. Some simply tolerate the cold and some migrate! Tells all about how animals survive chilly weather. Snack, snooze, skedaddle : how animals get ready for winter
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