Henry Carter Hull

Describes the autumn activities and traditions that November's cooling temperatures bring.

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.

"Introduces concepts and vocabulary of fall--autumn colors, changes in plants and animals . . . and wind, which soon leads to the next season"--

A rhyming celebration of the cycles of the seasons and the beauty of the natural world.

A child observes the coming of winter and its effects on the weather, animals, and plants. Includes suggestions for wintertime activities.

A child observes the arrival of spring and its effects on plants and animals. Includes suggestions for nature study projects.

"The joy of the changing seasons means saying hello to new but familiar rituals, like spring picnics in the park or homemade lemonade in summer. But there's also the bittersweet feeling of doing something for the last time, like mowing the lawn one final time on a brown day in autumn or watching the last of the geese fly south"--

Each day, from September through November, brings glimpses of forest animals seeking food in preparation for the onset of winter, from a fox sniffing the last apple on the ground to a flock of wild turkeys that finds nothing.

"Animals and children alike watch as the world transforms from the dark and dead of winter to a full and blooming spring"--