K-Gr 4—Pattison depicts a year of alternately harsh and glorious life in a prairie biome. Beginning with January, each month highlights a different animal and weather pattern. The vocabulary-rich text is in large type with three to five sentences to describe each; e.g., "One night, thunder echoes and autumn winds wail." Small bits of factual information are provided. In January, "The prairie chicken claws into a drift, digging a winter roost." Large, realistic watercolor illustrations convey the seasons with bright colors for May and drab gray-brown in November. Borders are cleverly used to further the mood for the month with illustrations extending into them. This book can be integrated into units on American grasslands, weather, seasons, and language. The text for each month could be used as a story-starter for creative writing. Extension activities found in the back matter and online provide lessons that educators would find useful and appropriate.—Nancy Baumann, University of Missouri-Columbia
Cozy up for a rainy day read and explore the prairie ecosystem through its ever-changing weather. Each month features a storm typical of that season and a prairie animal who must shelter, hide, escape, or endure those storms. Told in lyrical prose, this story is a celebration of the grasslands that dominate the center of American lands and the animals that live there.
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Prairie Storms
Cozy up for a rainy day read and explore the prairie ecosystem through its ever-changing weather. Each month features a storm typical of that season and a prairie animal who must shelter, hide, escape, or endure those storms. Told in lyrical prose, this story is a celebration of the grasslands that dominate the center of American lands and the animals that live there.
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| BN ID: | 2940171343484 |
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| Publisher: | EIGHTBALL |
| Publication date: | 11/15/2019 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
| Age Range: | 5 - 8 Years |
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