"A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about Olympic skiing. Includes descriptions of each of the men's and women's aerial, freestyle, alpine, and Nordic ski events. Readers will get a primer to some rules and athletes that may participate in the 2018 PeyongChang, South Korea Winter Olympic Games. Includes Q&A feature, table of contents, glossary, further resources, and index"--

Describes how and why daylight grows shorter as winter approaches, the effect of shorter days on animals and people, and how the winter solstice has been celebrated throughout history. Includes activities.

A child observes the coming of winter and its effects on the weather, animals, and plants. Includes suggestions for wintertime activities.

Though Old Man Winter starts off the day feeling grumpy, his mood improves when he is reminded of how special he really is.

A poem telling what a child likes about winter--snow, skating, the many Christmas traditions, and Valentines.

Frederick the field mouse stores up something special for the long cold winter.

Because they never give up hope and always want to change the present into something better, Fox and Lemming annually trick Winter into trading snow for sun.

What could be more fun than a snow day? But Feather and Flap are too cold to play outside with Spike. To keep them outside, Spike surprises them with gifts-skates, a sled, and a snowman. When these aren't enough to keep his siblings from shivering, Spike comes up with the best gift of all: warm scarves and hats! Playing in the snow with your family can be cool, but thoughtfulness toward others makes playtime a blast for everyone. Duck, Duck, Dinosaur:...

Learn about Christmas traditions.

Despite their elaborate preparations for the winter, the animals and birds are delighted by a surprise banquet after a big snow.