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The Snow Day (2009)

by Komako Sakai(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0545013216 (ISBN13: 9780545013215)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Arthur A. Levine Books

review 1: What better than a snow day?! Every child can relate to when school has been canceled and they are left with a wonderful white natural playground. This book is great for parents to read with their children on a snow day or a day off of school. It provides a few ideas of things to do on days like this.L.E: The children can make snow using 2 cups corn flour (corn starch in US), 1/3 to 1/2 of a cup vegetable oil, and 3-4 tablespoons silver glitter. this formula acts like play dough and is easy for children to manipulate. Also have the children measure out the ingredients to add a science twist into the activity.
review 2: This heartwarming book begins with a rabbit waking up to find out that school(kindergarten) has been cancelled because of the snow. He also fin... moreds out that because of the snow his father's flight home has been cancelled. This family lives in a high rise thus the snow must be viewed from above. The little rabbit is in awe of the snow. He loves the quiet, beauty and stillness of things. He comments to his mother "Mommy, we are all alone in the world." It is mind boggling how children can interpret the beauty in things. When he and his mother went out to the balcony...."It was cold but quiet. No cars drove by. No one walked around. There was just the falling snow." Those words of the text along with the illustrations give you a picture of serenity. This little rabbit could only see the beauty of the snow. He didn't consider the affect it has on the world. He didn't consider how snow can make the world come to a standstill. All he saw was beauty. All he considered was snowballs and making snow dumplings. That's the beauty of the story. That's the innocence of childhood. This book was a Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2009. less

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