Rebecca Felix - What Happens to Plants in Winter?

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Felix, Rebecca, 1984
What happens to plants in winter? / by Rebecca Felix.
pages cm. -- (Lets look at winter)
Includes index.
Audience: K to Grade 3.
ISBN 978-1-63137-608-5 (hardcover) -- ISBN 978-1-63137-653-5 (pbk.)-
ISBN 978-1-63137-698-6 (pdf ebook) -- ISBN 978-1-63137-743-3 (hosted
ebook)
1. Vegetation and climate--Juvenile literature. 2. Plants--Seasonal
variations--Juvenile literature. 3. Winter--Juvenile literature. I. Title. II. Series:
Felix, Rebecca, 1984- Lets look at winter.

QK754.5.F45 2014 581.722--dc23
ISBN-13: 978-1-68444-437-3 (e-book)

2014004566

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Synchred Read-Along Version by:
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Weather

Winter is cold. There is
less sunlight. The ground
can freeze.

Plants need sunlight. Many
need heat. Some plants die
in winter. Others change.

What Do You See?

Where do you see leaves?

Leaves

Many trees have no leaves
in winter.

Evergreens have green leaves
all year.

What Do You See?

What kind of animal is this?

Some evergreens grow berries
in winter. Animals eat them.

What Do You See?

What do you notice about these roses?

Rest

Some plants rest. They die
or stop growing above
the ground. The roots rest
in the ground.

Some bulbs are planted in
fall. They stay in the ground
all winter. They rest.

Winter Ends

Weather warms as winter
ends. Plants begin to grow.

Soon, spring is here. Plants
grow all spring.

Find Out More

BOOK

Kalman, Bobbie. The ABCs of Plants . New York: Crabtree,
2007.

WEB SITE

How Plants GrowScience Kids
www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/plantsgrow.html
Learn about how plants grow through a fun game.

Glossary

bulbs (BUHLBZ) the underground parts of some plants that
store food and from which the plants grow
freeze (FREEZ) to become solid and turn to ice
planted (PLANT-id) placed a seed or plant in the ground to
grow
roots (ROOTS) the parts of plants that are underground and
gather water and nutrients

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.

above
animals
begin
berries
bulbs
change
cold