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    Secrets of the Seasons: Orbiting the Sun in Our Backyard

    Author Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
    Illustrated by Priscilla Lamont
    Ebook
    RH Childrens Books | Knopf Books for Young Readers
    10"W x 8"H
    On sale Apr 22, 2014 | 40 Pages | 9780307982407
    Grades K-3
    Reading Level: Lexile AD700L | Fountas & Pinnell O
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    The family from Secrets of the Garden are back in a new book about backyard science that explains why the seasons change.

    Alice and her friend Zack explore the reasons for the seasons. Alice's narrative is all about noticing the changes as fall turns into winter, spring, and then summer. She explains how the earth's yearlong journey around the sun, combined with the tilt in the earth's axis, makes the seasons happen.   

    Alice's text is clear and simple, and experiential. Two very helpful—and very funny—chickens give more science details and further explanation through charts, diagrams, and sidebars.  
     
    Packed with sensory details, humor, and solid science, this book makes a complicated concept completely clear for young readers—and also for the many parents who struggle to answer their kids' questions!

    "Several adults of my acquaintance . . . would find Secrets of the Seasons to be an eye-popping revelation." —John Lithgow, The New York Times Book Review
    Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld was a children's book editor for more than 10 years before becoming a full-time writer. She has published more than 60 books for children, most about animals and natural history. View titles by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
    Priscilla Lamont View titles by Priscilla Lamont
    The New York Times Book Review, May 9, 2014
    "Several adults of my acquaintance . . . would find Secrets of the Seasons to be an eye-popping revelation." —John Lithgow

    Publishers Weekly starred review, February 2, 2014
    “Lamont’s detailed pen-and-watercolor illustrations help maintain the book’s blend of informative fun, while hinting at the vastness of the universe as seen through the portal of one’s own backyard.”

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    The family from Secrets of the Garden are back in a new book about backyard science that explains why the seasons change.

    Alice and her friend Zack explore the reasons for the seasons. Alice's narrative is all about noticing the changes as fall turns into winter, spring, and then summer. She explains how the earth's yearlong journey around the sun, combined with the tilt in the earth's axis, makes the seasons happen.   

    Alice's text is clear and simple, and experiential. Two very helpful—and very funny—chickens give more science details and further explanation through charts, diagrams, and sidebars.  
     
    Packed with sensory details, humor, and solid science, this book makes a complicated concept completely clear for young readers—and also for the many parents who struggle to answer their kids' questions!

    "Several adults of my acquaintance . . . would find Secrets of the Seasons to be an eye-popping revelation." —John Lithgow, The New York Times Book Review

    Author

    Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld was a children's book editor for more than 10 years before becoming a full-time writer. She has published more than 60 books for children, most about animals and natural history. View titles by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
    Priscilla Lamont View titles by Priscilla Lamont

    Praise

    The New York Times Book Review, May 9, 2014
    "Several adults of my acquaintance . . . would find Secrets of the Seasons to be an eye-popping revelation." —John Lithgow

    Publishers Weekly starred review, February 2, 2014
    “Lamont’s detailed pen-and-watercolor illustrations help maintain the book’s blend of informative fun, while hinting at the vastness of the universe as seen through the portal of one’s own backyard.”

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