Washoe County Library System

The beloved New York Times opinion writer and best-selling author presents this stunning literary devotional that follows the creatures and plants in her backyard over the course of the year, tracing the passing of the seasons, personal and natural.

Briefly explains why we have seasons and how they affect people and other living things.

"From the Man Booker-shortlisted and Baileys Prize-winning author of How to be both: a breathtakingly inventive new novel--about aging, time, love, and stories themselves--that launches an extraordinary quartet of books called Seasonal. Readers love Ali Smith's novels for their peerless innovation and their joyful celebration of language and life. Her newest, Autumn, has all of these qualities in spades, and--good news for fans!--is the first installment...

Simple text and illustrations describe some of the pleasures of each season.

"A unique take on spring in a series of eye-opening equations. Whether it's breeze + kite = ballet or nest + robin = jewelry box, each equation prompts readers to pause and think about spring in unexpected ways. As a child in the art welcomes the change of seasons, sidebars provide more information about the science behind the signs of spring."-- Provided by publisher.

Explores that changes that occur each season, and provides directions for simple experiments to demonstrate why they do.

"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings"-- Provided by publisher.

Level 1 books use word-picture match, consistent placement of text, and no more than four words per page to develop children's word recognition skills.

With simple text and bright photographs presents a portrait of nature through the seasons of the year.