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Language
English
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Description
"In The Comfort of Crows, Margaret Renkl presents a literary devotional: fifty-two chapters that follow the creatures and plants in her backyard over the course of a year. As we move through the seasons -- from a crow spied on New Year's Day, its resourcefulness and sense of community setting a theme for the year, to the lingering bluebirds of December, revisiting the nest box they used in spring -- what develops is a portrait of joy and grief: joy...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Learn about what happens at different times of the year.
Many places have four seasons -- In which season does snow fall? -- In which season do flowers grow? -- Which is the hottest season of all? -- In which season do the leaves fall?.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As the seasons change, there is new beauty waiting to be discovered. Charlotte Zolotow's classic poems paired with Tiphanie Beeke's lovely illustrations make for a perfect poetry collection for every child." --
Author
Series
Alchemical journeys volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire, Seasonal Fears is the extraordinary companion novel to Middlegame. The king of winter and the queen of summer are dead. The fight for their crowns begins! Melanie has a destiny, though it isn't the one everyone assumes it to be. She's delicate; she's fragile; she's dying. Now, truly, is the winter of her soul. Harry doesn't want to believe in destiny, because that means accepting the loss of...
6) Spring
Author
Series
Seasonal (Ali Smith) volume 3
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
What unites Katherine Mansfield, Charlie Chaplin, Shakespeare, Rilke, Beethoven, Brexit, the present, the past, the north, the south, the east, the west, a man mourning lost times, a woman trapped in modern times? Spring. The great connective. With an eye to the migrancy of story over time and riffing on Pericles, one of Shakespeare's most resistant and rollicking works, Ali Smith tell the impossible tale of an impossible time. In a time of walls...
Author
Publisher
Artisan
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Presents instructions for creating seasonal weaths, garlands, wall hangings, and table centerpieces using flowers, flowering tree branches, leaves, and grasses, with a discussion on tools, supplies, and cutting and attachment techniques.
Author
Series
Seasonal (Ali Smith) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the Man Booker-shortlisted and Baileys Prize-winning author of How to be both: a breathtakingly inventive new novel--about aging, time, love, and stories themselves--that launches an extraordinary quartet of books called Seasonal. Readers love Ali Smith's novels for their peerless innovation and their joyful celebration of language and life. Her newest, Autumn, has all of these qualities in spades, and--good news for fans!--is the first installment...
9) Fall
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs look at the season of fall.
10) Spring
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the spring season, including the weather, colorful flowers, and fun summer activities.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A child describes pleasant ways to stay warm during the winter, from sipping hot chocolate and eating grilled cheese sandwiches to wearing wooly sweaters and sitting near a glowing fireplace.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In Vicky Woodgate s follow-up title to The Magic of Sleep, children learn everything there is to know about the seasons. How do we measure a season? Why do we divide our years up and when did we start doing this? Are seasons the same for everyone? How do they work? All these questions and many more are covered in The Magic of Seasons, a practical guide to everything there is to know about the way we measure changes in weather, ecology, and daylight...
14) Our seasons
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to seasons.
Author
Publisher
Red Wheel Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Cast spells to bless your life and home, embrace change, and bring in prosperity, fulfillment and energy throughout the year. From smudging with sage to cleanse your home in the spring, to midsummer rituals to inspire creativity, to protection spells in the autumn and winter healing blessings, there are spells for every season, all gathered together here to celebrate our magical connection with the natural world."--Page [4] of cover.
17) Fall leaves
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Wordplay with homonyms puts autumn on display and captures the art and science of season change"--
Author
Publisher
Reycroft Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
As the reader experiences the sights, sounds, and activities of each season through the author's poetic words, the illustrations celebrate the joys of fatherhood by showing African American dads and their kids enjoying the year together.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In every season a little mouse pops out of his hole in the meadow and explores his world, gathering the food and supplies he will need when winter comes.
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