Jenna Lee Gleisner - Hows the Weather in Spring?

21st Century
Basic Skills
Library

by Jenna Lee Gleisner

Cherry Lake Publishing Ann Arbor, Michigan

Published in the United States of America
by Cherry Lake Publishing
Ann Arbor, Michigan
www.cherrylakepublishing.com

Consultant: Marla Conn, ReadAbility, Inc.

Photo Credits: iStockphoto, Cover, Title, 12; Shutterstock Images, 4, 6;
Samuel Borges Photography/Shutterstock Images, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20;
Alexander Shadrin/Shutterstock Images, 10

Copyright 2014 by Cherry Lake Publishing
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in
any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gleisner, Jenna Lee.
Hows the weather in spring? / by Jenna Lee Gleisner.
pages cm. -- (Lets look at spring)
Audience: 5-7.
Audience: K to grade 3.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-62431-654-8 (hardcover) -- ISBN 978-1-62431-681-4 (pbk.) -
ISBN 978-1-62431-708-8 (pdf) -- ISBN 978-1-62431-735-4 (hosted ebook)
1. Spring--Juvenile literature. 2. Weather--Juvenile literature. I. Title.

QB637.5.G54 2014 551.6--dc23
ISBN-13: 978-1-68444-440-3 (e-book)

2013029052

Cherry Lake Publishing would like to acknowledge
the work of The Partnership for 21st Century Skills.
Please visit www.p21.org for more information.

Printed in the United States of America
Corporate Graphics Inc.
January 2014

Synchred Read-Along Version by:
Triangle Interactive LLC
PO Box 573
Prior Lake, MN 55372

Spring Changes

Spring comes after winter.
It brings many changes.

Warm

The temperature rises. Warm
weather helps plants and
leaves grow.

Tyson feels the warmer
weather. He plays outside
at the park.

Rain

Clouds hold water. When there
is too much water, it falls. We
call these drops of water rain.

What Do You See?

What color is Kays raincoat?

Lots of rain falls in spring. Kay
wears a raincoat to stay dry.

Plants need rain. It keeps soil
wet. Now plants can grow big!

Sunlight

The sun rises earlier in spring.
It goes down later. There is
more sunlight.

What Do You See?

How many buds do you see?

Sun and rain help plants
grow. New buds grow on
tree branches.

What Do You See?

What kind of flower do you see?

Spring days get warmer.
Summer is almost here!

Find Out More

BOOK

Herrington, Lisa M. How Do You Know Its Spring? New York:
Childrens Press, 2014.

WEB SITE

PBS Kids
www.pbskids.org/sid/weatherwheel.html
Spin the weather wheel and help Gerald dress for the
different seasons.

Glossary

buds (BUHDZ) small bumps on a plant that grow into leaves
or flowers

soil (SOIL) the top layer of earth where plants grow

temperature (TEM-pur-uh-chur) how hot or cold something is

Home and School Connection

Use this list of words from the book to help your child become
a better reader. Word games and writing activities can help
beginning readers reinforce literacy skills.

big
branches
brings
buds
changes
clouds
drops
dry

grow
leaves
outside
park
plants
plays
rain
raincoat

shorts
soil
spring
summer
sun
sunlight
temperature
tree

warm
water
weather
wet
winter

What Do You See?

What Do You See? is a feature paired with select photos in this book.
It encourages young readers to interact with visual images in order to
build the ability to integrate content in various media formats.