| Snow Day! Contributor(s): Laminack, Lester L. (Author), Gustavson, Adam (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1561454184 ISBN-13: 9781561454181 Publisher: Peachtree Publishers OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: When the television weatherman predicts a big snowfall, the narrator gleefully imagines the fun-filled possibilities of an unscheduled holiday from school. Piling under warm blankets. Sipping hot chocolate in snowman mugs. Building a snow fort. Piling up a zillion snowballs inside. Sledding in the neighbor's field. In scene after snowy scene, from sunrise to sundown, a pair of siblings, with their father in tow, show how they would make the most of their day off. But when the family wakes up the next morning, they are in for a disappointment. As the family members pile into the car so they won?t be late for school, an unexpected twist reveals who wanted the snow day most of all. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Weather |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2007003088 |
| Lexile Measure: 460 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 9.84" W x 11.55" (1.02 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Seasonal - Winter |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 122231 Reading Level: 1.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Everyone loves a snow day Award-winning author Lester Laminack provides a clever take on a familiar childhood wish. An unexpected twist is sure to surprise and delight young readers. When the weatherman predicts a big snowfall, it's hard not to imagine the fun-filled adventures of an unscheduled school holiday You can build snowmen, go sledding, have snowball fights--the possibilities are endless. Except when the family wakes up that next morning, they find no snow School is happening, and all their dreams of a winter wonderland are gone. But as the family piles into the car to head to school, an unexpected twist reveals who wanted the snow day most of all. Adam Gustavson's expressive illustrations comically capture the excitement of pure possibility in author Lester Laminack's thoroughly original tale. |
Contributor Bio(s): Laminack, Lester L.: - Lester L. Laminack is a specialist in children's literacy and professor emeritus at Western Carolina University. Laminack has written numerous books and articles for educators and is a familiar speaker at professional meetings and reading associations nationwide. He lives in North Carolina.Gustavson, Adam: - Adam Gustavson is the illustrator of more than twenty books for children, as well as numerous periodicals. He holds a master of fine arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York, and teaches at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He lives in New Jersey. |