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Our Seasons By Grace Lin and Ranida T. McKneally Illustrated by Grace Lin 2006, 32 pages, Hardback. Book Description From the Front Cover Flap Description Review About the Authors and Illustrator ORDER -- Item #3484, Price $16.95 Request More Information Go to Browsing Page Book Description From the Front Cover Flap What is snow? Why do bees like flowers? Why do I tan? Follow Ki-Ki, Owen, Lily, and Kevin through the year in this inquisitive introduction to the seasons. Evocative haiku accompany season-related questions and answers about weather, the natural world, and the human body. Back to the Top Description Another not-to-be-missed work by Grace Lin... Children, ages 4 - 8, will definitely appreciate this poetically written, vividly illustrated, and facts-based book celebrating our four seasons! Back to the Top Review In this intriguing combination of poetry and nonfiction, each season is given three double-spreads, containing a haiku and a science question-and-answer. In Spring, for example, "Lily hears thunder./'You don't have to yell!' she calls./Still, the sky grumbles." The sidebar asks, "What makes a thunderstorm?" and explains how hot air rising quickly causes the electrical buildup that results in thunder and lightning. The questions are relevant to children ("Why do I sneeze?") and the answers clear and thorough. Lin's vivid gouache illustrations and multi-ethnic characters Lily, Owen, Ki-ki and Kevin are terrifically appealing. If the haikus aren't quite to the level of Jack Prelutsky's If Not For the Cat (2004) or George Shannon's Spring (1996), that's a small quibble given that this has the potential to interest children in both poetry and science. Kirkus Reviews - June 15, 2006 Back to the Top About the Authors and Illustrator Grace Lin is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including Robert's Snow, Dim Sum for Everyone!, and The Ugly Vegetables. Grace's favorite season to paint is winter, but her favorite season to experience is autumn. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts, where she knits lots of lumpy scarves every winter. Visit Grace at www.gracelin.com. Ranida Touranont McKneally is a writer and science editor who works in educational publishing. She and Grace became friends while working at a children's bookstore. Ranida's Chinese name, Jiangqiu, means "autumn by the river." She loves autumn and lives in Arlington, Massachusetts, near a river. Back to the Top AACP Home Page About | Contact | New | Specials | Browsing | Ordering | Conference | Links | Help Copyright © 2007 by AACP, Inc. Most recent revision December 7, 2007