Blizzard by Jim Murphy, Scholastic Press, New York, NY, 2000A history based on personal accounts, photographs, and newspaper articles of the masive three day long snowstorm that hit the Northeast USA and especially paralyzed New York City in 1888.
These books about winter are all recent acquisitions at Estabrook's Library and supplement the January 2000 book list on the same general topic.
Blizzard by Jim Murphy, Scholastic Press, New York, NY, 2000
A history based on personal accounts, photographs, and newspaper articles of the masive three day long snowstorm that hit the Northeast USA and especially paralyzed New York City in 1888.
Snow by Manya Stojic, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY 2002
In this book for young readers, as the first snow approaches and begins to fall, Moose, Bear, Fox and other forest creatures prepare for winter.
Snow Moon by Nicholas Brunelle, Viking division of Penguin Young Readers Group, New York, NY, 2005
One wintry night, a child awakens to find at his window a mysterious owl that beckons, and together the two set off on a moonlit journey to a place called Owl Ridge, where owls wings brush against the moon to create shimmery snow.
Snow by Honor Head, QEB Publishing, Inc., Laguna Hills, CA, 2006
An introduction to the science of snow formation, composition, and the environments where it can be found, with activities for children related to snow.
Snow Sounds: An Onomatopoeic Story by David A. Johnson, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA 2006
A book of short, noisy, words, with watercolor illustrations, that shows the process of plowing the streets, shoveling, and snow-blowing after a storm, so a young boy can get to a holiday party on time.
Snow Music by Lynne Rae Perkins, Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins Publishers, 2003
When a dog gets loose from the house on a snowy day, his owner searches for him and experiences the sounds of various animals and things in the snow.
First Snow in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy by Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick, Carl R. Sams II Photography, Inc., Milford, MI 2007
The text tells of the great gray owl who comes down from the far north telling the animals of the forest to prepare for the onset of Winter, while the photographs provide the factual context.
A Cold Snap!: Frosty Poems by Audrey B. Baird, illustrations by Patrick O'Brien, Wordsong, Boyds Mills Press, Inc., Honesdale, PA, 2002
Twenty-two poems depicting the weather in late fall and approaching winter, some of which feature the words "no school".
Snow by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Harcourt, Inc., New York, NY, 2008
A celebration of the the beauty of a snowfall and its happy effects on children, by the author of over 100 books for children.
This Place in the Snow by Rebecca Bond, Dutton Children's Books, New York, NY, 2004
The story of children who awaken to a fresh snowfall and explore the possibilities for enjoying it in various imaginative ways.
Ice Palace by Deborah Blumenthal, illustrated by Ted Rand, Clarion Books, New York, NY, 2003
A girl and her father help plan the annual winter carnival in Saranac Lake, New York, as the girl's uncle and other prisoners work together to build its centerpiece, the ice palace.
Its Winter by Linda Glaser, cut-paper illustrations by Susan Swan, The Millbrook Press, Brookfield, CT, 2002
A child observes the coming of winter and its effects on the weather, animals, and plants. It includes suggestions for a variety of wintertime activities for children.
When Winter Comes by Nancy Van Laan, illustrated by Susan Gaber, An Anne Schwartz Book, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York, NY, 2000
Rhyming text asks what happens to different animals and plants when "winter comes and cold winds blow."
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