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Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Six more weeks of winter! That's what people shout each year on February 2nd if the famous groundhog in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, sees his shadow. An animal might seem like a strange and unreliable way to predict the weather, but people have been consulting critters on this for hundreds of years. With age-appropriate text, this book explores the history of Groundhog Day from its origins as a pagan celebration to today. Full-color images provide...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Geoffrey Groundhog pops out of his hole to predict the weather, he is blinded by television cameras and lights and is unable to see if he has a shadow. No one in town knows how to proceed, so Geoffrey needs help fast.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this rhyming story told in the style of Clement C. Moore's holiday poem, the anticipation is building. Will the groundhog see his shadow? Will there be six more weeks of winter?"--
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Although she can predict the weather much better than the boys in her family, no one thinks that Phyllis the groundhog has a chance of replacing the aging Punxsutawney Phil when Groundhog Day's official groundhog retires.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Little Phil Groundhog and his shadow do everything together, but when they grow up the more adventurous shadow wants to travel, so he leaves--but neither is happy, so Phil goes searching for his friend.
Author
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A boy and his pet dragon celebrate Groundhog Day. Will the groundhog see his shadow? An adapted, early emergent reader that includes a picture glossary, common sight words list, activities, and a note to caregivers"--
13) Groundhog Day
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An incident on Groundhog Day reveals the true relationship between Phil the groundhog and his shadow.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Groundhog realizes he needs helpers all over the country to accurately forecast the weather, he establishes a school to teach young groundhogs how to properly determine when spring will arrive.
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