Animals in Fall
Preparing for Winter

The nonfiction book, "Animals in Fall Preparing for Winter" by Martha E. H. Rustad, informs the reader about various animals and how they prepare for winter. This book covers three main subjects about animals in the fall such as hibernation, a change in physical characteristics, or going south. This......more

I have been sharing this title with my K and 1st graders. I like that it has a well defined table of contents, glossary and index. I like that it has the blubber activity at the end. I struggle just a bit with a sense of disjointedness at the mix of animals that are included--whales, monarch butterf......more

Animals in Fall explains to children that when the weather turns cold animals get ready by either going south, sleeping or changing. The author defines the terms hibernation as sleeping through the cold weather, and migration as going south to warmer weather. Each of the three adaption modes is illu......more

The author has a previous book by a similar title. This one has different illustrations. I'm not sure if the text is the same or different. Discusses migration, hibernation and changes animals make to prepare for winter.......more

Great for preschoolers. A bit long for younger kids......more