Over and Under the Snow uses prose and beautiful illustrations to show the way forest animals live during the snowy winter months. A girl and her father are skiing through the woods and they see many creatures along the way. The father explains how some of the animals live in secret tunnels under the snow. You see a variety of animals including squirrels, snow hares, mice, bears, and bullfrogs. You also learn about the winter habits of some of the animals. There is an author's note at the end of the book that explains the scientific term for the space animals live beneath the snow, the "subnivean zone", and how animals use it to survive the harsh winter months. It also explains how predators depend on their acute senses to hear the animals below the snow to hunt them for food. There is a glossary with the names and descriptions of various animals and their winter habits, including illustrations. There are also recommendations for further reading. This book is a great way to help children learn about animals in winter in an entertaining narrative storybook format. For more information some recommended websites include The University of Michigan's Museum of Zoology's Animal Diversity Web page, where you can search for any animal and get detailed information with pictures including their scientific name, diet, habitat, etc. Another recommended site is the Canadian Wildlife Federation's Hinterland Who's Who site with a variety of information, pictures, videos, and games about animals living in Canada's wilderness, including a fun game to learn how to identify different animal tracks, here. Other books children might enjoy include Under the Snow by Melissa Stewart and the series of books, An Egg Is Quiet, A Seed Is Sleepy, A Butterfly Is Patient, A Rock Is Lively, and A Nest is Noisy by Dianna Hutts Aston. Age Range: 4 - 8 years Publisher: Chronicle Books Publication Date: September 9, 2014 Lexile Reading Level: AD700L Accelerated Reader book level: 3.2 AR Points: 0.5 Awards:
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Heidi L Herald
11/21/2016 04:37:02 pm
I absolutely love the illustrations in this! This seems like a very interesting book and that it will draw kids in by teaching them something they have probably always wondered about --how do animals survive in the winter?
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Whitney Nesmith
11/27/2016 11:45:48 pm
The illustrations in this book are so whimsical! They definitely capture that soft feeling that winter sometimes has, which isn't easy to do. The way the author describes the scene and the animals as the illustrations sort of follow his words almost makes it seem like the reader is walking through the snow as they're talking, sort of like a tour guide for winter if that makes sense? I'm not sure if that's the right way to describe it, but whatever it is I love it.
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