are you ready for winter lightning bolt books

Birds puff up their feathers to stay warm.. Learn all about the different seasons in the Our Four Seasons series—part of the Lightning Bolt BooksTM collection.. With high-energy desig

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The trees are bare Puddles have turned

to ice Birds puff up their feathers to

stay warm Hot cocoa hits the spot!

Do you know what season is here? It’s

winter! What else happens in winter?

Read this book to find out!

Learn all about the different seasons in the Our Four Seasons

series—part of the Lightning Bolt

BooksTM collection With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun

text, Lightning Bolt BooksTMbring nonfiction topics to life!

Our Four Seasons Are You Ready for Fall?

Are You Ready for Spring?

Are You Ready for Summer?

Are You Ready for Winter?

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Sheila Anderson

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Group, Inc., except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review.

Lerner Publications Company

A division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

241 First Avenue North

Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A.

Website address: www.lernerbooks.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Anderson, Sheila.

Are you ready for winter? / by Sheila M Anderson.

p cm — (Lightning bolt booksTM – Our four

seasons)

Includes index.

ISBN 978-0-7613-4583-1 (lib bdg : alk paper)

1 Winter—Juvenile literature I Title

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page

18

World Winter

What Is Hibernation?

page

4

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Whoosh! Listen to the

sounds of children sledding

down the snowy hill.

and

ofWinter

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Winter is here Snow

blankets much of the country Some places get so cold that

you can see your breath!

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People bundle up in bulky

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Temperatures drop in the

wintertime Falling snowflakes stick to the ground.

Weather

Winter

It’s fun to catch falling snowflakes!

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The snowflakes blow and drift

A snowstorm has begun.

Fresh snow is best for

building a snowman.

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Wind gusts and howls.

Woooooooo !

Cold wind drives snow across the ground.

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Thick, heavy snow falls quickly It is hard to see.

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People hurry indoors to stay

warm and dry.

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Animals have to stay warm

too Some animals grow

thick, fluffy coats of fur.

Caribou grow thick winter coats to keep warm.

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Birds puff up their feathers

Puffy feathers trap air close to birds’ bodies This helps them stay warm.

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Bears hibernate in the

winter They eat lots of food

in the summer and fall They

do not need to search for food

in the winter

Brown bears fill

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cozy winte r naps.

They settle in for

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Winter The

After a blizzard, the snow is piled up high.

World

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People head

outside to

shovel their

sidewalks.

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People also head outside to

have fun! Ponds and lakes are frozen solid Families skate

and play ice hockey.

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Have you ever skated on

a slippery, frozen pond?

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Bare branches look like skeletons reaching toward

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Long icicles form on the edges

of roofs They sparkle in the sunlight.

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Spring ComingAfter a few months, the temperature begins to rise

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drop

Icicles drip as they melt

by drop.

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Snow melts too It

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Sp ring is on its wa y.

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What Is

Hibernation? Some animals hibernate during the winter When an animal hibernates, it goes into a sleeplike state During hibernation, an animal will not wake up to eat, drink, or go to the bathroom

Animals that hibernate eat lots and lots of food in the summer and fall They store the energy from the food as

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Hibernating animals get all

the energy they need from

their stored fat That’s why

they don’t need to eat all

winter long.

Bats hibernate during the winter.

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gust: to blow in a sudden rush

hibernate: to spend the winter in a sleeplike state icicle: a long piece of ice formed from dripping water that has frozen

temperature: how warm or cold something is

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