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Introduces the concept of measurement by observing winter's wonders.

In a joyful celebration of both the mountains and winter, a young girl recounts and anticipates a memorable family holiday. This is her first night in a mountain cabin, and although her parents and her brother are asleep, she is excited and wakeful. As the fire burns to embers, she listens to the sounds of the winter night: the rustle of owl's wings, the rush of a frozen stream. As she listens, she also remembers the daytime fun of making snow angels...

For a boy with a warm heart and a big imagination, a frigid winter day is an exciting adventure. Boisterous prose alternates with playful rhyming sequences as the author takes us on a journey at well below freezing temperatures. It's enough to make you shiver.

"During the first snowy day of winter, five little penguins bundle up and venture outside to play"-- Provided by publisher.

"A boy, his father and their dog have a perfect day in a snowy city."-- Provided by publisher.

When Duck realizes the hard stuff on the pond is ice, he knows winter has come.

Unmoved by his friends' attempts to draw him out with singing classes and snowball fights, Tortoise tries to settle down for his annual winter nap and instead stumbles into a wonderfully icy experience.