snow

A friend of Grandpa's complains of ghostly shrieking in the long-ago burned-out Waverly hotel on the edge of their town, Murky Creek. Phantom Finders Abby and Theo use a hotel master key and brave a raging snowstorm to find out what all the noise is about and hopefully stop it.

Text and photographs answer a variety of questions about snow, discussing how it forms, shapes of snow crystals, why no two flakes are alike, and more.

"Young readers are introduced to polar bears, penguins, and other animals that make their homes where it's snowy and cold . . . Whether they're holding their breath before diving under the cold water to meet a sea creature or tilting the pages so the seals can slide down the ice, readers are able to play along with the brightly illustrated animals they meet"--Provided by publisher.

"Sylvie wakes one night, suddenly, without knowing why. Then she sees the most spectacular sight - a pair of wings, enormous in size, made of the softest snow-white feathers imaginable. An angel in her bedroom--a Snow angel! He tells her that he is here to look after her, for Sylvie is not as well as she seems. Many months later, as Sylvie recovers from her illness, she longs to see her snow angel again. He saved her life! There is so much she wants to tell him, so much she wants to know! Will he ever come back to her? And how can Sylvie make sure that everyone she loves has their own snow angel, to keep them safe, too?"--Provided by publisher.

"Tells the separate stories of one snowflake and one little girl, both longing for their own special place in the world...The snowflake and Noelle discover that wherever we go, and however we fall, in the end, we all find a way to shine"--.

"Claire sees lava, sandy beaches, and undersea coral reefs on her island of Hawai'i. Yet she dreams of snow falling from the sky, snowflakes melting on her tongue, and most of all, building a snowman. See how Claire's dreams become 'real' as she learns to appreciate the island she call home"--Provided by publisher.

"The weather outside is frightful! The temperature is dropping fast, and Rosie, Molly, and Simon are determined to come up with a way to keep their feet from freezing off on their walk to school. But can they finish their plan before the next snow-pocalypse?"--Provided by publisher.

When snow closes Greg Heffley's middle school, he and his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, face a fight for survival as warring gangs turn the neighborhood into a wintry battlefield.

On a snowy night when a park keeper takes the animals into his hut for warmth, things get too crowded for comfort.

"Rhyming couplets celebrate the varied aspects of snow from a preschooler's perspective. Mixed-media collage art shows small children engaging in a range of winter activities, including skating, throwing snowballs, and making snow angels. A final page shares age-appropriate information about snow" -- Provided by publisher.