Cold Days

Children's Literature

The Welcome Books are a collection of nonfiction series designed for new or emergent readers. The "Weather Report" series briefly discusses activities that kids might undertake given the weather conditions. There is a very brief eXplanation of the weather phenomenon. On a cold day you have to dress warmly. This young girl iceskates, skis, and makes snowballswe see plenty of her and her activities and a little of the weather in question. Fullpage, fullcolor photographs appear on the right hand page with a simple two or three sentence teXt on the left. Bolded words are defined in a section entitled "New Words," and it should be noted that the definitions are specific to the teXt. There is a page that lists books and web sites to help kids find out more (note that no dates are given for the books cited). There is an indeX and a brief mention of the author and the consultants on the final page, and there is an opening table of contents page. Simple teXt and photographs describe cold days. 2000, Grolier, $13.50 and $4.95. Ages 4 to 7. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot <%ISBN%> 0516231189