The Thing About Spring
Author & Illustrator: Daniel Kirk Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Year of Publication: 2015 Genre: Animal, Picture Book Horn Book Reviews Rating: (3) Summary: This book is about a rabbit who is not ready for spring to come just yet. He enjoys all of the aspects of winter and has nothing positive to say about the change of season. His friends try to explain to him the wonderful things that spring brings, and by the end, he realizes that he cannot change what happens in the weather but there are some good things that come along with spring. |
Summary of Professional Reviews:
In the professional review on the Horn Book Guide, the reviewer describes this “cheery” picture book’s well detailed and texture like illustrations which give kids a better understanding about the differences in the seasons.
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Shelby Wetzel's Review:
I think that the illustrations in this picture book are extremely detailed and almost realistic. The pictures help to tell the story and explain what is going on in the text. This story is great for young students to understand the differences that come along with the changes of winter to spring. This book was a perfect fit for a short informative text for students to relate to.
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How to Use it in the Classroom:
This book would be useful when teaching students about seasons. The teacher could use this book to explain how the changes of seasons are not bad and there are wonderful things that come with every season. This book could also be used to talk about the effect that seasons have on nature, animals, and our weather. The book talks about hibernation, and the rain that helps the flowers grow.
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