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Groundhog Weather School (2009)

by Joan Holub(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0399246592 (ISBN13: 9780399246593)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Putnam Juvenile

review 1: Join eight groundhogs (and one determined skunk!) as they learn all about forecasting the weather and the coming of spring.This was a fairly fascinating read. I had NO IDEA there were other famous prognosticating rodents out there in addition to Punxsutawney Phil, but say hello to General Beauregard Lee and Staten Island Chuck. You'll also learn about nature's other weather predictors, like leaves, honeybees and cows, and meet famous weather "men" like Evangelista Torricelli who invented the barometer and Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley. Shadows, seasons and hibernation are also explored.Illustrations are cute and plenty of humor guarantees this should be enjoyed by a wide age group.But, beware all you future Willard Scotts and Al Rokers! You'll need to pass a quiz if you ... moreexpect to graduate.
review 2: This is a great book to use to introduce young readers to Groundhog Day. This book shows animal characters who are fed up with incorrect weather forecasts and predictions that they decide to get a school started to get this matter straightened out. The book ends on a funny note with the weather prediction still continuing to be wrong after all the schooling. This book also seems to incorporate science in a fun way. The author did a great job by sneaking in science content into the story. less

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