Snow

Snow

By Author / Illustrator

Sam Usher, Sam Usher

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

5+

Publisher

Templar Publishing

ISBN

9781783700738

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

01-10-2014

Synopsis

Every child loves a snow day - no school and snowball fights galore! But Sam has to wait for his Grandad. Trying to hurry him up, Sam tells Grandad all the other kids have gone to the park... and all the local dogs... and all the zoo animals! Only when they finally arrive does Grandad see Sam was telling the truth - and both of them get stuck in having fun on their snow day!

Reviews

Nikki

The first in a series of books written and illustrated by Sam Usher based on the weather. A little boy wakes one morning to a blanket of snow. He can't believe his eyes and can't wait to get outside to play. The little boy rushes to his grandad ready and eager to go and hoping to be the first to make his mark on the blank canvas of snow. Grandad, on the other hand, is not so spritely and takes a frustratingly long time to be ready, the little boy becoming more and more impatient and worried it will all be gone and ruined. Grandad reassures the boy that they will still have fun and when they finally did get outside he was not wrong! A great lesson about patience subtly imparted throughout the story and explored at the end with Grandad and the boy whole heartedly agreeing that the fun they had was well worth the wait! The text has short, sharp steps the boy has to take before being able to get outside; 'get dressed, put shoes on, hat etc.' I would use this with a young class to support work on time conjunctions. Children could write a recount as the boy after enjoying his fun filled day in the snow. Some work could be done with tracking the characters thoughts / feeling throughout the story, maybe using a role on the wall exercise or speech and thought bubbles, drawing out children's understanding of the character and the shift in his emotions. A great book to use to introduce science work on weather changes in the winter and changes in the clothing we wear. I will look forward to reading this book to my year 1 class when we get a snowy day! Picture book / Ages 4+ / Reviewed by Nikki Stiles, teacher.

Suggested Reading Age 5+

 

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