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Author
Series
Winter Street Inn novels volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Kelley Quinn is the owner of Nantucket's Winter Street Inn and the proud father of four, all of them grown and living in varying states of disarray. Patrick, the eldest, is a hedge fund manager with a guilty conscience. Kevin, a bartender, is secretly sleeping with a French housekeeper named Isabelle. Ava, a school teacher, is finally dating the perfect guy but can't get him to commit. And Bart, the youngest and only child of Kelley's second marriage...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the author's book Hatchet, this story portrays what would have happened to Brian had hebeen forced to survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and hatchet.
3) Wintersmith
Author
Series
Discworld (Young adult) volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
When witch-in-training Tiffany Aching accidentally interrupts the Dance of the Seasons and awakens the interest of the elemental spirit of Winter, she requires the help of the six-inch-high, sword-wielding, sheep-stealing Wee Free Men to put the seasons aright.
6) Frozen noses
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Describes the delights of such winter activities as throwing snowballs, making a snowman, and going ice skating.
Author
Series
Henry and Mudge books volume 5
Publisher
Bradbury Press
Pub. Date
©1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the winter Henry and his big dog Mudge play in the snow, share a family Christmas dinner, and gather around a crackling winter fireplace.
9) Snow
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As snow approaches and begins to fall, Moose, Bear, Fox, and other forest creatures prepare for winter.
11) Time to sleep
Author
Publisher
Holt
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Bear notices that winter is nearly here he hurries to tell Snail, after which each animal tells another until finally the already sleeping Bear is awakened in his den with the news.
Author
Series
Molly Murphy mysteries volume 7
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A child describes pleasant ways to stay warm during the winter, from sipping hot chocolate and eating grilled cheese sandwiches to wearing wooly sweaters and sitting near a glowing fireplace.
16) The big snow
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Co
Pub. Date
1948
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Despite their elaborate preparations for the winter, the animals and birds are delighted by a surprise banquet after a big snow.
18) It's winter!
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A child observes the coming of winter and its effects on the weather, animals, and plants. Includes suggestions for wintertime activities.
20) A perfect day
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Young friends enjoy a day of sledding, snowball fights, and ice skating one snowy day in their hillside village.
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