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Snow children
Record details
- ISBN: 9781554981441 (hc) :
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Physical Description:
print
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 cm. - Publisher: Toronto : Groundwood, c2012.
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| Subject: | Climatic changes -- Juvenile fiction Global warming -- Juvenile fiction |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo Public Library | E YAM (Text) | 35163000097464 | Children's picture books | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Sechelt Public Library | E YAMA (Text) | 33260000239245 | Picture Books | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2013 Spring
When snow children Yuta and Yuna meet various animals suffering because of climate change, they voice their concerns to snow people who've gathered for a meeting. The story serves only as a didactic (and uninformative) introduction to global warming, but wintry watercolors showing pudgy snow people are appealing. Simple tips for reducing energy are provided inside the back cover. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2012 July #2
Two snow children, concerned about the effects of global warming, attend an international meeting where, after some dissension, all agree it is time to work together to do something about it. On their journey, Yuta and Yuma encounter rabbits buried in a surprising avalanche, polar bears unable to hunt on the broken-up ice and caribou whose food is hidden in the deeper snow--all actual effects of recent climate changes. The tale becomes more fantastic as northern lights carry the pair off to their meeting, which begins with food: crispy and sweet snowballs. It is the beauty of new, falling snow that convinces the assembled snow people to cooperate. This simple, child-friendly story is framed by an opening spread (in a different typeface) defining global warming and the usual suggestions on the concluding endpapers for what children can do. Yamashita illustrates with pastel watercolors and Japanese paper collage, distinguishing the two snowball children by hat and muffler. The star-spangled Arctic sky and northern lights are particularly effective. Later, as people disagree, the sky becomes an angry red or green, and, curiously, pale red remains the color of the snowflakes even at the end. A gentle, well-meant introduction to climate change (a phrase the author doesn't use) that's suitable for preschoolers, if there seems to be need. (Picture book. 3-5) Copyright Kirkus 2012 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - Library Media Connection : Library Media Connection Reviews 2013 March/April
Yuta and Yuna are snow children. While attending an ice festival, they notice that warmer temperatures are melting the ice statues. Yuta convinces Yuna to attend an international meeting about the changing climate. Along the way, they notice rabbits who have been buried in an avalanche, polar bears who can't hunt because the ice keeps breaking up, and caribou who can't dig through the deep snow for food. At the meeting they decide to save the world by working together to find solutions to the changing climate. This is an introduction to the complex issue of global warming. Included at the end of the book are things children can do to save energy. The pastel watercolor illustrations and Japanese paper collages enhance the text. Sharon Harruff, Substitute Elementary Teacher, Southeastern School Corp., Walton, Indiana. ADDITIONAL SELECTION Copyright 2012 Linworth Publishing, Inc. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2012 October
PreS-Gr 1âWhen two snow children attend an ice festival, they notice that the creatures are melting because of the warm weather. Although Yuta and Yuna disagree about whether the warmth is a good thing, they decide to attend a meeting about the increasing temperature. The plight of the animals they meet en route-rabbits buried in an avalanche, polar bears stranded on ice floes, caribou unable to dig for food-convinces them that something must be done. But melting ice people, endangered animals, and heat are not enough to persuade everyone at the meeting. "I like my life the way it is. I'm not worried," say the dissenters. When a refreshing snow begins to fall, however, even the naysayers realize that their world is too beautiful to ignore, and they agree to find a way to save it. The short, round snow people are full of expression, differentiated by their smiles or frowns and their accessories. The encroaching warmth is depicted by pale yellow and rose watercolor washes swirling around the icy landscape by day, in contrast to the night sky, illumined by brilliant northern lights. The text is a bit stilted and heavy-handed, but two introductory pages present some consequences of global warming, and the back pages offer many things even young children can to do help the planet. Pair this with Lisa Campbell Ernst's Round Like a Ball (Blue Apple, 2008) to spark a discussion about the effects of climate change and what readers can do to help solve the problem.âMarianne Saccardi, formerly at Norwalk Community College, CT
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