FALL
IS FUN !
by Walt K. Moon
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Throughout this book, youll find critical thinking questions. These can be used to engage young readers in thinking critically about the topic and in using the text and photos to do so.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Moon, Walt K., author.
Title: Fall is fun! / by Walt K. Moon.
Description: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2017] | Series: Bumba booksSeason fun | Audience: Ages 48.
| Audience: K to grade 3. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015048803 (print) | LCCN 2016001470 (ebook) | ISBN 9781512414097 (lb : alk. paper) |
ISBN 9781512415292 (pb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781512415308 (eb pdf)
Subjects: LCSH: AutumnJuvenile literature. | SeasonsJuvenile literature.
Classification: LCC QB637.7 .M66 2017 (print) | LCC QB637.7 (ebook) | DDC 508.2dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015048803
Manufactured in the United States of America
1 VP 7/15/16
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Table of
Contents
Fall Season
Each year has four seasons.
Fall is one season.
Temperatures cool down in fall.
Fall comes after the hot
summer.
The days get shorter.
The sun sets earlier.
Leaves change colors.
They turn yellow, orange, and red.
Then they fall.
Why do you
think leaves
change color?
Farmers harvest their crops.
They gather corn and other foods
from fields.
Why do you
think farmers
harvest their
crops in fall?
It will be cold soon.
Some animals hide food.
A squirrel stores a nut.
It will eat the nut in winter.
Why do
animals store
food for the
winter?
Many birds fly south.
They find warmer weather.
Fall holidays are fun.
People celebrate
Halloween.
They eat a big meal for
Thanksgiving.
Fall is a beautiful season.
People walk through a forest.
They look at changing leaves.
Summer vacation ends
in fall.
Kids go back to school.
What do you do in fall?
Seasons Cycle
winter
spring
summer
fall
Picture Glossary
crops
plants grown for
food or goods
forest
a large area covered
with full-grown trees
harvest
to gather crops from a field
leaves
flat structures with
stems that grow
from a branch
Index
animals,
birds,
crops,
farmers,
fields,
forest,
harvest,
holidays,
leaves,
school,
summer,
sun,
temperatures,
weather,
winter,