Pfeffer, Wendy
Summary: Describes how and why daylight grows shorter as winter approaches, the effect of shorter days on animals and people, and how the winter solstice has been celebrated throughout history. Includes activities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2003
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.261 PFECooper, Susan
Summary: "A celebration of the winter solstice and the Yuletide season. As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering if the sun would ever rise again"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COOCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Cooper 2019Beskow, Elsa
Summary: Shortly before Christmas, there is finally enough snow for Ollie to use his new skis, and he visits the palace of King Winter, where the king's subjects are busy making Christmas gifts, but still have time to play with Ollie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BESCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BESSummary: Peppa and her family spend a day at Snowy Mountain, participating in a variety of winter sports.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Entertainment 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Bradley, Steven.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 BRAQuigley, Dawn
Summary: Jo Jo Makoons has noticed that the family members she loves most--Mama, Kokum, and even her cat, Mimi--all have their own ways of being healthy. So when Teacher says that their class will be learning about healthy habits, Jo Jo is ready to be neighborly by helping everyone around her be healthy too. After a snowstorm shuts down her Ojibwe reservation, Jo Jo uses her big imagination and big...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE QUIDuPrau, Jeanne.
Summary: When a roamer trades them an ancient book with only a few pages remaining, Lina and Doon return to Ember to seek the machine the book seems to describe in hopes that it will get their new community, Sparks, through the winter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yearling 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DUPSalmieri, Daniel
Summary: "Bear and Wolf become unlikely companions one winter's evening when they discover each other out walking in the falling snow"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SALKinney, Jeff
Summary: When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. And in the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson. It's a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighborhood meltdown....
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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Summary: "Emile loves the field close to his home--in spring, summer, and fall, when it gives him bees and flowers, blossoms and leaves. But not as much in winter, when he has to share his beautiful, changeable field with other children ... and their sleds"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me a World, an imprint of Random House Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YOUGoldstone, Bruce
Summary: "A photographic picture book providing a comprehensive overview of facts about winter."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 508.2 GOLBell, Jennifer (Jennifer A.)
Summary: "Hedgehog has been busy making gifts for all of her friends. But what could possibly be grand enough for her dear friend Bear? Bear had shown Hedgehog the wonders of butterflies and taught her to ice-skate, after all. When Hedgehog finally finds her inspiration and delivers the gift, it doesn't quite turn out as she expected." --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BELFlatt, Lizann
Summary: As young readers journey into the natural world, they will discover that numbers, patterns, shapes and much more! can be found in everyday plants and animals. What if animals and plants knew math, just like us? Would snowflakes all fall from the same height in the sky? Would otters spread themselves evenly across lakes? Would groundhogs be aware of the date? In Sizing Up Winter, the third title...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books Inc. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FLAFreedman, Claire.
Summary: One night, in the depths of a harsh winter, Fox, Mouse, and Hare are moved to do their best with the little they have to help a cold and hungry badger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FREHunter, Nick.
Summary: Describes how the Winter Olympics started, how they are organized, star performers, and what can be expected at the 2014 games in Sochi, Russia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J796.48 HUNJones, Janey
Summary: While collecting pinecones for the winter feast, Violet Rabbit accepts the dare to ski down Snowdrop Slove, starts an avalanche and ends up on very thin ice--so it is up to the Superfairies to rescue her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC JONLakin, Patricia
Summary: Mo the lovable tow truck likes to mambo while he works. When ten cars get stuck in a snowstorm, Mo has to mambo faster than ever before to get them out!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR GREEN LAKThornhill, Jan
Summary: When Lily, a young snowshoe hare, hears that winter is coming, she does not know what to expect, even as the other animals explain what they do to cope with the change of seasons, although, they note, snowshoe hares do not need to do the same.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Owl Kids 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E THOYoung, Jessica (Jessica E.)
Summary: Winter has come to the Fairy Forest, and best friends Ruby, Iris, and Pip are eager to sample all the winter activities available like making snow fairies, sledding, and brewing snowflake tea--and building a simple greenhouse so Pip can start his garden despite the snow.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic Inc. 2021
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Summary: During the first winter after the Monster Apocalypse, Jack and his buddies prepare for a monstrous Christmas celebration, but a supervillainess steals Jack's prized monster-slaying weapon, his Louisville Slicer, and he vows to get it back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BRACopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BRALondon, Jonathan
Summary: "A red fox emerges from its burrow one wintry morning, a fiery streak against stark white surroundings, driven by hunger and curiosity to investigate its world. Encountering a mouse, a hare, and a wolverine, the little fox takes on the role of both hunter and hunted before returning to the safety of its den, where -- perhaps -- it dreams of something more. Jonathan London's poetic text and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LONOkee Dokee Brothers
Summary: The Grammy Award-winning duo embarks on the experience of a lifetime as Joe Mailanderana and Justin Lansing celebrate the spirit of the winter season on their latest full-length studio album. Following their critically acclaimed Adventure Album Series, the Okee Dokee Brothers release an exuberant yet introspective collection of sixteen original songs exploring the wonders and beauty of winter.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JUV OKESummary: Come join in the fun, on new adventures we go, with the Cat in the Hat and his friends all in tow! Discover how water can turn into snow, that penguins don't fly but, boy can they go! Black bears get ready for a very long sleep, before the weather gets cold and the snow is too deep.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: NCircle Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV CATCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: J DVD ToldSummary: Winter is here, and the mountain is cold and snowy! All the animals who live there are enjoying the season in their own way: Beaver chews trees, mountain goat leaps across the ice, and hare proudly wears his new white coat. But goose must fly away to somewhere warm, while bear naps in his cave. Kids will love the book's special see-through feature and Anne Passchier's delightful art.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2017