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.”
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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