"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce emergent readers to some of the patterns they might see during the winter. Includes tools for teachers, a table of contents, words to know, and an index"--

Learn about the season of winter.

A journey through the fields, forests, ponds and wetlands to see how animals survive in the snowy winter months, and when the sun's rays grow stronger, join all the animals as they get ready for springtime.

A collection of poems from various poets that illustrate the beauty of winter and the simple pleasures that can be found in the cold, snowy months.

A collection of wintertime poems that addresses such questions as: Do rabbits have Christmas? Do rabbits get presents? Do they have secrets and smiles on their faces?

Discusses what twelve different insects do when winter arrives.

Illustrations of wintry scenes accompany each line of the well-known poem.