Over and Under the Snow, Kate Messner
Over and Under the Snow, Kate Messner
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Over and Under the Snow

Author: Kate Messner

Narrator: Laura Knight Keating

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/28/2014


Synopsis

A little girl, out cross-country skiing with her father, thinks about the various ways familiar animals survive the harsh winter weather. Review Quotes: "Utterly charming, and informative, to boot." - Kirkus Reviews Review Quotes: "Kate Messier... weaves a nature lesson" - USA Today Review Quotes: "Beautifully rendered" - The Horn Book Magazine, starred review Review Quotes: "[A] lovely study of the ways animals spend the winter." - Publishers Weekly, starred review Review Quotes: "Throughout the book, Neal's crisp, clean mixed-media illustrations cleverly provide above- and belowground views, and Messner's back material will educate children about the subnivean zone and animal adaptations" - School Library Journal Review Quotes: "Messner packs much information into the serene wintry landscape, beautifully captured in Neal's stunning retro-style illustrations." - The New York Times Review Quotes: "This book depicting beauty in nature is a gem... Anyone looking for a picture book that also teaches science will love this title" - Library Media Connecton, Starred Review Awards: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens | Recommended | Up to Seven | 2012 - 2012 ; Golden Kite | Winner | Picture Book Text | 2012 - 2012 ; E.B. White Read Aloud Award | Finalist | Picture Book | 2012 - 2012 ; Virginia Readers Choice Award | Nominee | Primary | 2014 - 2014 ; Keystone to Reading Book Award | Nominee | Primary | 2013 - 2013 ; Ladybug Picture Book Award | Nominee | Children's Picture | 2013 - 2013

About Kate Messner

Kate Messner is the author of The Seventh Wish; All the Answers; The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z., winner of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers; Capture the Flag, an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award winner; Hide and Seek; Manhunt; and the Ranger in Time and Marty McGuire chapter book series. A former middle-school English teacher, Kate lives on Lake Champlain with her family and loves reading, walking in the woods, and traveling. Visit her online at katemessner.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave on November 01, 2018

A cross country skiing outing by dad and daughter becomes the occasion for a consideration of all the critters living (mostly) under the snow during the winter. A companion book with the same level of lovely illustration to Over and Under the Pond, which I may even like a bit more, but they're both......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on May 14, 2012

I love these children’s picture books that are non-fiction and about nature. This is a wonderful book about various animals and how they survive during winter, those under the snow and those over the snow, and some that utilize both. The story proper is a lovely daughter-father story and the illustrat......more

Goodreads review by Carmen on August 15, 2015

Over the snow, the fire crackles, and sparks shoot up to the stars. I lick sticky marshmallow from my lips and lean back with heavy eyes. Shadows dance in the flames. A girl is skiing in the woods with her parents, and she notices animal life and sometimes discusses it with her father. This was really......more

Goodreads review by Andria on January 09, 2022

This was so cute and wholesome! Beautiful artwork and a quick read I really adored this. Beautiful! 5 ⭐......more

Goodreads review by donna on February 20, 2021

What fun exploring the secret kingdom under the snow! I knew bears hibernated, but I never thought about all the animals that "eat, sleep, hide and play over and under the winter snow". This is an excellent book to introduce children to the magic of nature that stays mostly hidden in the winter.......more