Author: Kate Messner
Illustrator: Christopher Silas Neal
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Publication Year: 2011
Location: Knox County Public Library- Lawson McGhee
Awards: NYT Notable, Horn Books & Publisher's Weekly starred reviews
Summary: On top of the snow, things are white and quiet, but under the snow the animals are burrowed. The illustrations are simple in line and palette, but they perfectly depict the movement underneath the snow. They follow the tracks as they imagine voles, hares, bullfrogs, and beavers under the snow. As they stand quietly, they see a red fox leap onto the snow and scratch after a mouse. As a black bear snores under the snow, the girl and her father head home to dream of the animals.
Classroom Ideas: A classroom study of hibernating animals or the seasons.
Extras: Author's note about predators and a paragraph about each animal that's mentioned in the book. A bibliography where a reader can get more information about animals in winter.
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