Over and Under the Snow

by KateMessner (Author), Christopher Silas Neal (Illustrator), Christopher Silas Neal (Illustrator), Kate Messner (Author), Kate Messner (Author), Christopher Silas Neal (Illustrator)

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Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow lies a secret world of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs and many other animals making their winter home under the snow. This beloved nonfiction picture book exploring the subnivean zone reveals the tunnels and caves formed beneath the snow but over the ground, where many kinds of animals live through the winter, safe and warm, awake and busy, but hidden beneath the snow.

Synopsis

Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow lies a secret world of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs and many other animals making their winter home under the snow. This beloved nonfiction picture book exploring the subnivean zone reveals the tunnels and caves formed beneath the snow but over the ground, where many kinds of animals live through the winter, safe and warm, awake and busy, but hidden beneath the snow.

$11.97

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More Information

Format: paperback
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published:
ISBN 10: 1452136467
ISBN 13: 9781452136462
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years

Media Reviews

This delightful book is much more than just a simple tale. Children will learn a huge amount about what goes on when snow falls and the life it supports. Creative Steps Winter 2011 With stunning illustrations, this book takes a poetic look at what is happening above and below ground when a little girl goes skiing with her father...young minds will love it. Junior Book Club 01.01.12

Author Bio

Kate Messner is a middle school teacher and the author of several books for young readers, including the E. B. White Award-winning The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. and the Sea Monster series. Christopher Silas Neal is an award winning illustrator whose work is published regularly in The New York Times and shown in galleries nationwide. He is also the illustrator of Lifetime. He currently teaches illustration at Pratt Institute.