A Snowy Day at Spring Pond (The Spring Pond Series Book 2)

Eventually it blooms and really looks like a daffodil. Charmingly told and illustrated. Mole wakes up and is excited about the arrival of spring. He then decides to make him breakfast and that does the trick. A literal in the illustrations and metaphorical interpretation of the age old simile describing the change of seasons. A good picture book addition to Springtime collections. It is spring when City Dog meets Country Frog. Through the seasons they form a special friendship.

He comes back in the spring, still no Frog, but he does meet Country Chipmunk. Watercolors make this poignant picture book even more special. A little duck arrives at her pond in the early spring to find it frozen.

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She closes her eyes and thinks very hard about spring. Repetitive, rhythmic text makes this a fun read-aloud. Hoppi the bunny is determined to win the egg decorating contest so the Easter Bunny will choose him to help deliver the Easter eggs. His good deed is rewarded. National Geographic Kids, Fabulous photos of baby animals and budding plants show the changes that come with Spring. Descriptive text will have some new vocabulary words for most kids. Read-aloud K-1st grade Explore Spring! Hands on projects help students understand various natural spring events including weather, plants, building a bird nest.

Many possibilities for science projects that make learning fun. Fletcher the fox finds the ground covered in white and rushes to tell the other animals that snow is falling and to stay in hibernation. The animals gather to joyfully celebrate spring! Read-aloud K-2nd grade Handsprings: Twenty- nine rhyming poems celebrating the joy of spring; flowers, baseball, skateboarding, rain, mud.

Puns and wordplay make this worthy of a broad range of ages. Frog describes the activities of various animals living in and near a small pond from spring through fall. See her website for simple paper making instructions.

Simple sentences and great photographs bring the season to life focusing on changes in weather and animal and plant behavior. Read-aloud K-2nd grade Manana Iguana. Iguana and her friends are excited about having a Spring Party, but no one is willing to help her do the work. Rhyme and repetition make this a very fun read-aloud. Includes a glossary of the Spanish words used. A Book of Changing Seasons. This colorfully illustrated story describes what rabbit and other animals do when winter comes.

A little girl and her dog exuberantly enjoy playing in the spring rain and mud. Read-aloud K-1st grade Spring: Read-aloud K-5th grade Spring Things.

"Active Bodies, Active Minds, Active Hearts"

Vibrant and cheerful acrylic paintings show the many ways children enjoy spring. A young rabbit watches a round old couple make baskets, decorate eggs, and make chocolate for the children at Easter. Eventually he becomes the Easter Bunny. A School Counting Book. A delightful version of the Christmas tune.

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It includes a garden, turtle ponds, seedlings, ladybugs, gold stars, signs for reading, notes for singing, wings for wearing, etc. The artwork has so much to poor over, enjoy and laugh at. Men dressed in yellow hats and boots arrive to put the fire out. The lesson learned is that it is not safe to play with matches.

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Herman the Turtle and Cherry the Chipmunk confirm with Mr. White Paws the Cat that there is a bear around. Suddenly, the little girl is in danger as she stumbles right into the path of a pound momma bear and her two cubs. Huey the Hummingbird attempts to try and save the girl but it is the police officer who comes to the rescue.

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The lesson learned is to be aware of your surroundings. Owen the Owl begs the sky for rain. Herman gets very sick from poor pond conditions and is taken away by his concerned family. The lesson learned is there is no place like home. Herman the Turtle, Mr. White Paws the Cat, Chorizo, the Miniature Dachshund, Candy the Cardinal, and Huey the Hummingbird are bewildered when they see a red and black flannel shirt appear and disappear before them near Spring Pond.

The lesson learned is never jump to conclusions. It is time for the annual Easter egg hunt and children arrive to fill their baskets with brightly colored Easter eggs. All is well until Felix the Fox stops by to cause trouble for Sugar.

The lesson learned is look out for each other. White Paws frets over how to prepare the forest animals. Quinlan's presentation kept the interest of all our students. They truly enjoyed everything that she had to share, especially her suggestions on how to become a writer. We have been using Writer's Workshop in our building, and Ms. Quinlan's experiences fit so well with how to write personal narratives. One of the Writer's Workshop lessons is to think of a place that matters to them and the episodes that occurred in that place.

Quinlan's Spring Pond series all take place in a setting that is so important to her, and all the events center around Herman the Turtle.

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The children were fascinated with how Ms. Quinlan went through the whole writing process: Many of our students are very interested in becoming published writers, so Ms. Quinlan gave them the hope and encouragement they need. I would highly recommend Pamela Quinlan as a speaker. Her books are very entertaining, and the photographs were taken at Durward's Glen.

Kids connect with her animal characters and each book has an important theme. What the Waubesa Intermediate School kids said: Emma, 5th grade--"It was exciting to hear Pamela talk about how she became a writer. I can't believe she has written so many books. Her powerpoint was very interesting.

Many people would ask if the turtle was still in the pond; she would respond that she believes the turtle is still at the pond.