The Reasons for Seasons by Gail Gibbons. PICTURE BOOK. Holiday House, 2019. $19. 9780823442720
BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3)- ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
The Reasons for Seasons is an educational picture book that explains how the position of the Earth in relation to the sun causes seasons. Illustrations explain why there is winter in the Southern Hemisphere at the same time the Northern Hemisphere is enjoying summer. The Reasons for Seasons begins by explaining the earth in relation to the sun. Each season is then explored focusing on all of the wonders associated with that particular season. “Spring is the season when some birds that have been away for the winter return again.” In summer “flowers and plants grow under the warm sun. Many animals are busy raising new families.” September 21st begins the season of autumn. “The leaves of some trees turn to beautiful colors and fall to the ground.” The first day of winter is the shortest day of the year.
The Reasons for Seasons helps to make teaching and learning about the four seasons exciting and thought provoking. Many questions one might have about the seasons are easily answered in this picture book. The explanations are very detailed and easy to understand. The illustrations are bordered and descriptive. The Reasons for Seasons can be used in a unit on seasons as well as on the earth and sun rotation.
Reviewer: SL
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