Uses a question and answer format to present information about time and the seasons, such as how to split a second, who invented our calendar, and why the moon changes shapes.

During winter, dark days of wild storms can give way to the perfect, glistening stillness of frost-encrusted winter landscapes — it is the stuff of wonder and beauty, of nature at its utmost. In The Nature of Winter, Jim Crumley ventures into our countryside to experience firsthand the chaos and the quiet solitude of nature's rest period. He bears witness to the lives of remarkable animals such as golden eagles, red deer and even whales as they...

Set in northeastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, The Tides of Time: A Nova Scotia Book of Seasons paints vivid portraits of contemporary labourers whose harvests mark the rhythms of the seasonal year. Each of the twelve monthly chapters tells the story of a labour unique to that month, including jobs like tuna fishing, cranberry farming, maple syrup production, sheep farming, beekeeping, lobster fishing, and foraging for wild mushrooms. Stewart revitalizes...

A nature writer and avid birder offers a portrait of a season in the heartland of North America as he and his wife travel through the country and share stories of all that they encounter: people putting their lives back in place after a tornado, volunteers giving their time to conservation efforts, and the drive of all species to move their genes to the next generation, which manifests itself so abundantly in spring. "Their journey begins in New Jersey...

"Introduces concepts and vocabulary of fall--autumn colors, changes in plants and animals . . . and wind, which soon leads to the next season".

During the four seasons of the year Buddy Bear and his mother go leaf walking and discover a lot of interesting things about leaves.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! The days are hot and sunny. Flowers are in bloom. Ducks swim with their babies behind them. People play baseball and go swimming. Do you know what season is here? It's summer! What else happens in summer? Read this book to find out!

Winter turns to spring in this lyrical book that celebrates the magic of nature and the changing seasons. Eleven gatefolds open to recreate the excitement and surprise of spring's arrival--

Did you know that leaves may turn yellow, orange, or red before dropping off in fall? Trees drop their leaves to keep water during winter. Find out more in Plants, an All About Fall book. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.

Winter, spring, summer, and fall-each season has its unique identifying features as well as its exciting activities. Readers will become acquainted with these as they learn about the four seasons in this beneficial book, a perfect blending of language arts and science concepts. Thoughtfully chosen photographs illustrate the characteristics of each season and also correlate with the text, making the at-level text achievable of beginning readers and...