Under the Snow
10 best books like Under the Snow (Melissa Stewart): Island: A Story of the Galápagos, Eat Like a Bear, Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold, Over and Under the Snow, The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder, North: The Amazing Story of Arctic Migration, A Nest Is Noisy: (Nature Books for Kids, Children's Books Ages 3-5, Award Winning Children's Books), A Chicken Followed Me Home!: Questions and Answers about a Familiar Fowl, The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: A Scientific Mystery, Who Has These Feet?
| Author | Jason Chin |
| ISBN | 1596437162 |
Charles Darwin first visited the Galápagos Islands almost 200 years ago, only to discover a land filled with plants and animals that could not be found anywhere else on earth. How did they come to inhabit the island? How long will they remain?
Thoroughly researched and filled with intricate...
| Author | April Pulley Sayre |
| ISBN | 0805090398 |
Can you eat like a bear?
A sleepy bear awakes in spring and goes to find food. But what is there to eat in April? In May? Follow along and eat like a bear throughout the year: fish from a stream, ants from a tree, and delicious huckleberries from a bush. Fill up your belly and prepare for the long winter...
| Author | Joyce Sidman |
| ISBN | 0547906501 |
First thing: there is a fox on the cover and a fox on each page and yet there is not a poem to a fox; why? OK, the poems are about animals surviving the cold winter in nature. They are good poems. Then on the side they give a block of text on how the animals actually survive the cold with facts. My niece loves the...
| Author | Kate Messner |
| ISBN | 0811867846 |
A cross country skiing outing by dad and daughter becomes the occasion for a consideration of all the critters living (mostly) under the snow during the winter. A companion book with the same level of lovely illustration to Over and Under the Pond, which I may even like a bit more, but they're both great,...
| Author | Mark Cassino |
| ISBN | 0811868664 |
The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder by Mark Cassino is a non-fiction picture book for children which teaches all about snow.
It's a simple read that begins with clouds, and takes you through the life cycle of a snowflake in an easy to understand format.
It contains the most...
| Author | Nick Dowson |
| ISBN | 0763652717 |
A passionate nature lover and a renowned artist trace the awe-inspiring spring migration of millions of creatures to the Arctic--the greatest journey on Earth.
At the top of our world is a huge wild place called the Arctic.
In the winter, it is a cold and barren land, where few animals...
| Author | Dianna Hutts Aston |
| ISBN | 1452127131 |
From the award-winning creators of An Egg Is Quiet, A Seed Is Sleepy, A Butterfly Is Patient, and A Rock Is Lively comes this gorgeous and informative look at the fascinating world of nests. From tiny bee hummingbird nests to orangutan nests high in the rainforest canopy, an incredible variety of nests...
A Chicken Followed Me Home!: Questions and Answers about a Familiar Fowl
| Author | Robin Page |
| ISBN | 1481410288 |
Why did the chicken cross the road? To follow you home! Learn all about a not-so-basic bird in this delightful nonfiction picture book.
What’s that? A chicken followed you home? Now what do you do?
Celebrated author-illustrator Robin Page leads a step-by-step, question-and-answer-style...
| Author | Sandra Markle |
| ISBN | 0761351086 |
Panamanian golden frogs aren't just cute, little, and yellow. They're also the national symbol of Panama. But they started to disappear about fifteen years ago. What's killing them? Could it be a change in their habitat? What about pollution? Might it be a result of climate change? Follow a team of scientists...
| Author | Laura Hulbert |
| ISBN | 0805089071 |
To my taste, this book would cover the whole Animalia kingdom. It is such an amazing educational tool, perfect to teach about basic zoology. It covers basic animal groups such as: mammals, amphibians, birds, invertebrates and reptiles. Super appropriate for your small amateur naturalist. This is...
| Author | Marilyn Singer |
| ISBN | 1452101205 |
Under the desert's cracked and barren skin, spadefoot toads are waiting for rain. In the endless black of the deepest caves, blind fish find their way. Even in the frozen hearts of glaciers, ice worms by the billion flourish. In this fascinating look at fourteen animals who defy the odds by thriving in...
| Author | Nic Bishop |
| ISBN | 0439877571 |
Award-winning author and photographer Nic Bishop brings his vast knowledge of biology to this eye-catching exploration of butterflies and moths. With breathtaking full-page images, Nic introduces young readers to the beauty and diversity of these amazing insects, from the shockingly bright...
| Author | Steve Jenkins |
| ISBN | 0544313658 |
In the latest eye-catching escape into the kingdom of Animalia, Steve Jenkins and Robin Page reveal the skills animals use to survive in the wild in an imaginative and humorous how-to format. With step-by-step instructions, readers learn about specific behaviors; how to catch thousands of fish like...
| Author | Gail Gibbons |
| ISBN | 0152712453 |
This book about nature and the changing seasons focuses on a young boy and a very special apple tree. In Gail Gibbons’s bright illustrations, Arnold collects apple blossoms in spring, builds a tree house in summer, makes apple pie and cider in the fall, and hangs strings of popcorn and berries for the...
Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons
| Author | Sara Levine |
| ISBN | 0761384642 |
Many imaginative youngsters have probably wondered what humans would look like without their skeletons. This imaginative book allows them to consider what animal would have vertebrae that kept going past their rear end or had only two fingers on each hand and two toes on each foot. The book is fun to...
Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring The Earth To Life
| Author | Molly Bang |
| ISBN | 0545044227 |
Living Sunlight shows children, teachers, and parents the remarkable magic of what makes us human.This informative yet dramatic book will mesmerize readers and help further a child's understanding of the energy we share with all living things in nature. We are all dancing sunlight. The book is co-authored...
| Author | Steve Voake |
| ISBN | 0763644471 |
Young readers will definitely catch the bug when they see this enticing, fact-filled invitation to explore the world of insects.
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Right now, all around us, thousands of insects are doing strange and wonderful things: wasps are building nests, ants...
A Baby Elephant in the Wild
| Author | Caitlin O'Connell |
| ISBN | 0544149440 |
Last summer, the Sibert Honor–winning duo Caitlin O'Connell and Timothy Rodwell witnessed the birth—and growth—of a baby elephant. In this intimate account for preschool through elementary readers, find answers to questions such as: What do newborn elephants look like? How big are they?...
