FICTION

Wonderful Winter: All Kinds of Winter Facts and Fun

by Bruce GOLDSTONE
photos by Bruce Goldstone. 48p. photos. Holt. Nov. 2016. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780805099812.
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K-Gr 3—An exploration of the wonders of winter. Big, bold text starts off the reading adventure, with smaller, more detailed text following up. The title begins with the theme of waiting ("We wait for the days to get longer") but soon switches focus to the senses ("How does winter feel?"). There is a lot of read-aloud potential in this book, but the sudden shifts in topics will likely make it a difficult experience. For instance, a spread on winter sounds features winter-related onomatopoeia in large, colorful type ("crunch," "drip," "brrrrrrr") that makes this offering great for sharing with an audience, but the very next spread contains a lengthy discussion of how snow forms. The photos are bright and clear and generally represent the text well, but the layout is very busy.
VERDICT A browsable selection on the winter season. Goldstone's Awesome Autumn is similarly designed, albeit better organized.
Reviewed by Rachel Reinwald, Lake Villa District Library, IL , Nov 01, 2016

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