I really liked this story because you can relate it to students that live in our area because we have snow. Not all animals adapt well with the cold weather, so they have to find different ways to keep themselves safe. This is how children can see what animals hibernate, come out and play, and how to keep warm by having a warm coat. It shows what each animal does to keep safe during the cold times. This story is about many animals such as a cat, a black crow, and a beaver and what they do during the time that it snows. The Lexile level of this book is 400L and the guided reading would be a J. The genre of this story is Speculative Fiction. It has 32 pages and the grade level is from Preschool-2. It shows what each animal does to keep safe durin The title of this book is When It Starts to Snow by Phillis Gershator and Illustrated by Martin Matje. The title of this book is When It Starts to Snow by Phillis Gershator and Illustrated by Martin Matje. It's a proven formula though as an adult you may find it tiring and some of the verses are a bit of a stretch in order to fit the pattern. A large variaty of animals are questioned how they respond to a snow, and each responds in a way that forms a antiphony. The structure of the story is extremely simple and is based like so many children's books for toddlers on simple rhyme, refrain, and repetition. I can't say that they were entralled, but it's a pretty good book with charming illustrations and it's probably is worth adding Phillis Gershator to the list of children's authors to explore. I picked the book up the day before the first good snow of the season, and we have read it to the girls a couple of times since then. I found this book by recourse to an old fashioned linear search of the shelfs, examining each title a book cover at a time and looking for likely suspects. Most of what is good, is also famous, and most of what is famous and good, we have read to the girls. It's getting harder and harder to find something fresh at the library to read to them. Our two girls have, in a bit over a year, have apparantly consumed most of the children's literature appropriate to their intellectual level - once again proving Sturgeon's Law. Most of what is good, is also famous, and most of wha I wasn't going to bother reviewing this book, but I discover that I'm about the only one that has read it, and so I think it would be a disservice to the author not to say something. I wasn't going to bother reviewing this book, but I discover that I'm about the only one that has read it, and so I think it would be a disservice to the author not to say something. Poetic and imaginative, When It Starts to Snow celebrates winter in all its cozy glory.more The inquisitive text and dashing illustrations by Martin Matje make this a delightful picture book for reading under the covers when the weather gets chilly. Phillis Gershator's chant-along verse encourages listener participation, and is best enjoyed when read aloud. Each takes cover in its own special home, except for one. What do you do? Where do you go?" So begins this winter story, as each animal-from a mouse to a bear-tells us what it will do and where it will go when the snow starts to fall. Can you guess who? Phillis Gershator's chant-along vers What if it starts What if it starts to snow? What do you do? Where do you go? What if it starts to snow.
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