groundhog day

Punxsutawney Phil has ventured out of his cozy secret burrow on Groundhog Day to make his annual prediction about the coming of spring, but the occasion is almost spoiled when Phil's children fail to realize their importance to the celebration.

Andrew McGroundhog's shadow convinces him to hibernate during the winter and only come out when spring weather has arrived.

Provides information about groundhogs and the history of Groundhog Day. Describes America's ways of celebrating the arrival of spring and the role of Pennsylvania's most famous weather predictor, Punxsutawney Phil. Also includes information about other state and country celebrations, color photos, a glossary, and an index.

Mr. O'Leary comes up with a plan to keep a groundhog from eating some of the vegetables that he and Mrs. O'Leary grow on their little farm.

It's February 2 and all the animals are tired of winter. But why should the groundhog always be famous for seeing his shadow? Who else wants to try? A chicken? A polar bear? A camel? None of those seems quite right. So who will see their shadows this year?.

All the animals are alarmed because Gabriel Groundhog, quivering in fear of shadows, refuses to come out of his burrow on Groundhog Day to signal the end of winter.

On Groundhog Day, the students in Mrs. Connor's class try to find out whether the class hamster can predict the weather as well as a groundhog.

Describes how Mr. Groundhog tries to give away his Groundhog Day duties so that no one will get mad when he predicts there will be six more weeks of winter.

While searching for a friend to have winter fun with, Mouse follows the tracks of many animals in the snow, eventually ending at Groundhog's hole.