Describes the changes in plants and animals in the spring.

A simple description of the characteristics of spring.

Bright flowers, cute baby animals, fresh plants colors are everywhere in spring! Explore color in the world around you. What colors make you think of spring? What can you create with the colors of spring? Encourage readers to notice color in the real world and create their own spring-inspired artwork through vibrant photos and lyrical text.

"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce emergent readers to some of the patterns they might see during the springtime. Includes tools for teachers, a table of contents, words to know, and an index."--

After publishing her lauded book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson became a household name in America. A marine biologist by training, Carson became a dedicated conservationist and her environmental writings influenced generations. Students will examine Carson's writing and research through the use of ample primary source evidence in order to better understand one of the most influential women in science in the twentieth century.

Photo illustrations capture a boom of blooming flowers in the springtime.

Beautiful pictures show some of the things that happen in the season of Spring.