"How do you build a snowman? With some snow for a body and objects for a face, arms and clothes"--From the publisher's web site.

A grandmother explains to her granddaughter how the arrival of winter brings changes in nature and the earth's creatures, and how the return of spring and summer will bring more changes.

Describes how each season of the year affects farmers and the work they do.

Enter a world of beauty, peace and tranquility, where nature's gentle sounds of falling water, rustling autumn leaves, and spring songbirds bring enjoyment and stimulation to baby's world. Your child will delight in the vibrant and ever-changing landscapes painted by all four glorious seasons.

A mother explains to her daughter how she grew inside her as the seasons changed, bringing great happiness to Mama and Daddy both at her birth and now.

Izzy brings his new friend, Larry the snowball, home and, over the course of a year, introduces him to each season before rushing him back to the freezer. Includes facts about seasons and discussion questions.

"A book with peek-through holes that let a child view the changes in a tree throughout the four seasons"--

In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, Diane Ackerman awakens us to the world at dawn-drawing on sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion, etymology, art history, poetry, organic farming, and beekeeping. As a patient and learned observer of animal and human physiology and behavior, she introduces us to varieties of bird music and other signs of avian intelligence, while she herself "migrates" from...