Why Do the Seasons Change?

Why Do the Seasons Change?

by Melis­sa Stewart

Bench­mark Books

Mar­shall Cavendish 2006

for Grades 3–5

ISBN 978–0‑76142–112‑2

Pur­chase this book at your local inde­pen­dent book­seller or Amazon.com.

Chil­dren mar­vel at the chang­ing sea­sons and won­der at the forces respon­si­ble. Through a series of chap­ters that grad­u­al­ly pro­vide chil­dren with nec­es­sary back­ground infor­ma­tion, this book clear­ly explains our planet’s place in space and clear­ly shows how Earth’s move­ments cause the seasons.

Honors and Awards

  • Library Media Con­nec­tion Rec­om­mend­ed Title

Reviews

“If you need sci­ence mate­r­i­al to sup­port a stan­dards-based inquiry sci­ence pro­gram, look no fur­ther. This is an accu­rate and well-orga­nized series. Ques­tions pro­pel the text in these books. Each title con­tains an activ­i­ty for a hands-on sci­ence expe­ri­ence that can be done with eas­i­ly acquired items. The illus­tra­tions expand the text and rein­force top­ics cov­ered. Every title in this series will appeal to the curi­ous child who always asks why and how.” (Library Media Con­nec­tion)

“Each book takes a com­mon ques­tion kids ask and adds plen­ty of sci­ence, yet retains a live­ly tone.” (School Library Jour­nal)

Behind the Book

“I’ve writ­ten about the four sea­sons before. The chal­lenge here was think­ing about the fac­tors that cause sea­sons to change how they change in a whole new way. The book answers the ques­tion in the title in the final chap­ter, so I had to fig­ure out how to give stu­dents all the back­ground infor­ma­tion they need­ed in a fun and inter­est­ing way.”

Why Do the Seasons Change?

by Melis­sa Stewart

Bench­mark Books

Mar­shall Cavendish 2006

for Grades 3–5

ISBN 978–0‑76142–112‑2

Pur­chase this book at your local inde­pen­dent book­seller or Amazon.com.

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