| Description |
80 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Snow in the forecast: Possibility of snow -- Today's forecast - snow! -- Snow on the ground, snow all around -- Spring thaw -- Legendary snowmen -- Tciwetinowinu - an Innu legend -- Snow wonders: Lights, camera, snow... -- Snow sense -- Snow prints -- Snow monsters -- Little now girl - Russian folktale -- Snow power: Avalanche! -- Glaciers -- Snow in the ice age -- Snowbound: Franklin expedition -- Blizzards - Ultimate snowstorms -- Big snow in the northland - dogrib story -- Snow alive: Snow bugs -- Plants and snow -- Snowbirds -- Snow mammals -- Caribou winter -- Snow ecology: Studying life under the snow -- Hunters who overslept - Ket's tale -- Migration, hibernation, or celebration: At home in the snow -- Why dress for snow? -- Snow travel -- Summer of snow - Gitksan legend -- People's choice - vacate, vegetate, or celebrate -- Birds' lacrosse game - an Ojibwa legend -- For snow's sake -- Glossary -- Index -- Photo credits. |
| Summary |
From the science of snow to the magic of a winter wonderland, this book is a comprehensive must-read. Not only is the information presented with clarity and brisk good humor, but with urgency. As the polar ice cap melts, we are becoming aware of its critical impact on all of the earth's living creatures. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.1 3.0 82870. |
| Subject |
Snow -- Juvenile literature.
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Snow.
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| Added Author |
Love, Ann.
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Thurman, Mark.
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| ISBN |
0887766706: $22.99 |
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9780887766701 |
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