August
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Overview
The twelve updated and completely redesigned books in this series are each devoted to a month of the year. Featuring vibrant new photographs and fascinating facts, they cover the number of days, the season, the weather, holidays, and special events that happen for each month. Each book also addresses how weather varies each month for different parts of the country.
An introduction to some of the characteristics, events, and activities of the month of August.
Synopsis
The twelve updated and completely redesigned books in this series are each devoted to a month of the year. Featuring vibrant new photographs and fascinating facts, they cover the number of days, the season, the weather, holidays, and special events that happen for each month. Each book also addresses how weather varies each month for different parts of the country.
Marilyn Courtot - Children's Literature
As with the other books in the "Months of the Year" series, Brode introduces young readers to some of the characteristics, events and activities in the month of August. First, readers learn that it is the eighth month of the year and that it has 31 days. Since August is part of the summer months, it may be one of the hottest where the reader lives. Kids find a variety of ways to cool off such as the swimming pool and a trip to the beach. Some fruits and vegetables ripen during this month and there is a picture of a young girl with a bowl of fresh berries. It is also a month when many families go on vacation perhaps a car trip to a national park or a camping adventure. For some kids August is also the time when they go back to school. The month of August is followed by September and that means summer will end. Throughout the text, there are pages of full-color photographs showing kids engaged in many of the activities described. A calendar showing the months of the year and the seasons wraps up the text. Some of the pages have rhetorical questions, which, rather than making it interactive, take away from the book. There is a three-word glossary. 2003, Weekly Reader,
Editorials
Children's Literature
As with the other books in the "Months of the Year" series, Brode introduces young readers to some of the characteristics, events and activities in the month of August. First, readers learn that it is the eighth month of the year and that it has 31 days. Since August is part of the summer months, it may be one of the hottest where the reader lives. Kids find a variety of ways to cool off such as the swimming pool and a trip to the beach. Some fruits and vegetables ripen during this month and there is a picture of a young girl with a bowl of fresh berries. It is also a month when many families go on vacation—perhaps a car trip to a national park or a camping adventure. For some kids August is also the time when they go back to school. The month of August is followed by September and that means summer will end. Throughout the text, there are pages of full-color photographs showing kids engaged in many of the activities described. A calendar showing the months of the year and the seasons wraps up the text. Some of the pages have rhetorical questions, which, rather than making it interactive, take away from the book. There is a three-word glossary. 2003, Weekly Reader,— Marilyn Courtot