Everyone knows that snow is fun for sledding and skiing. Butwhat does snow do? For one thing, it actually helps keep plants andanimals warm Read and find out everything about snow, and try yourhand at some snow experiments too, in this fascinating and usefulresource from the veteran science team of Franklyn M. Branley andHolly Keller.

PreSchool-Grade 1-The most important changes in this revisededition are in the illustrations and format. The watercolors arefresher, more child oriented, and include youngsters of differentethnic backgrounds. There are even more snowflakes, evoking a muchstronger feeling about the magic of snow. The attractive designincludes larger pages and typeset and a cleaner, neater appearance.The text remains much the same, although the language has beenupdated (for example, "Eskimo" has been changed to "in the farnorth, people-") and some explanations are smoother and more easilyunderstood, such as the thermometer experiment. Two additionalexperiments plus some Web sites have been appended. This book wouldwork well in science units or thematic storytimes. Kay Bowes, Concord Pike Library, Wilmington, DE Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.