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A Circle of Seasons
Dear Rebecca, winter is here
Discover the Seasons
Epitaph for a Peach: Four Seasons on
My Family Farm
The Four Seasons
Four Seasons of Corn: A Winnebago Tradition
A Haiku Garden: The Four Seasons in Poems
and Prints
The Nest: A Journal of Seasons
Nicky the Nature Detective
The Seasons and Someone
Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back
Thirteen Moons Series
To every thing there is a season: verses
from Ecclesiastes
A
Circle of Seasons
by Myra Cohn Livingston
Holiday House, 1988
Although suggested for somewhat younger students, this thirteen-stanza
poem following the cycle of the seasons could help encourage your
students’ own creative efforts.
Dear Rebecca, winter is here
by Jean Craighead George; illustrated by Loretta Krupinski
HarperCollinsPublishers, 1993.
A grandmother explains to her granddaughter how the arrival
of winter brings changes in nature and the Earth’s creatures,
and how the return of spring and summer will bring more changes.
Discover the Seasons
by Diane Iverson
Dawn Publications, 1996
Poetry about the seasons with hands-on activities and recipes.
Epitaph for a Peach: Four Seasons
on My Family Farm
by Davis Mas Masumoto
Harper, 1996
This beautifully written adult non-fiction book for more advanced
readers is arranged by the seasons, as the author describes the
joys, hard work, environmental and economic challenges of growing
fruit in Del Rey, California.
The Four Seasons
by Antonio Vivaldi
Bullfinch Press, 1999
This book with CD includes a recording of the world-famous
composition by Antonio Vivaldi. Text includes the original sonnets
that inspired the music and great art to suit the seasons depicted.
Four Seasons of Corn: A Winnebago
Tradition
by Sally M. Hunter
Lerner Publications, 1996
This book describes the daily life of 12-year old Russell,
a middle schooler of mixed heritage experiencing the modern city
of St. Paul and while learning about his grandfather’s Winnebago
traditions, particularly the importance of corn.
A Haiku Garden: The Four Seasons in
Poems and Prints
Stephen Addiss, Fumiko Yamamoto and Akira Yamamoto (editors)
Weatherhill, 1996
Season-related poetry with accompanying woodcuts. Have your
students write haikus on the seasons!
The Nest: A Journal of Seasons
by Crystal Reeve
The Running Cat, 1999
This book is a photo essay of the seasons as they impact a
small nest and surrounding area in Sinks Canyon State Park, Wyoming.
There is space on each page for journal writing.
Nicky the Nature Detective
Ulf Svedberg, Lena Anderson (illustrator), Ingrid Selberg (translator)
Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1998
This well-known book is filled with information as, season
by season, it describes changes in flora and fauna, with lots
of ideas for nature activities.
The Seasons and Someone
by Virginia Kroll; illustrated by Tatsuro Kiuchi
Harcourt Brace, 1994.
A young Inuit girl in Alaska describes how the animals and
her family adapt to the changing seasons.
Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s
Back: A Native American Year of Moons
by Joseph Bruchac, Jonathan London; illustrated by
Thomas Locker.
Philomel Books/Putnam & Grosset, 1992
Stories from different Native American cultures evoke seasonal
change. Among the moons are: Baby Bear Moon, Moon When Wolves
Run Together, Moon of Popping Trees, and Moose-Calling Moon. The
book notes that some Native American cultures, such as those in
the far north and the desert, divide seasons in different ways,
such as winter/summer or dry time/time of rains.
Thirteen Moons Series
by Jean Craighead George
HarperCollins, 1991/1992.
These books portray crucial episodes in the lives of animals
in different seasons, organized by month. The series includes:
The Moon of the Salamanders (1992); The Moon of the
Chickarees (1992); The Moon of the Fox Pups (1992);
The Moon of the Wild Pigs (1992); The Moon of the Mountain
Lions (1991); The Moon of the Deer (1992); The Moon
of the Alligators (1991); The Moon of the Gray Wolves
(1991); The Moon of the Moles (1992); and The Moon of
the Winter Bird (1992).
To every thing there is a season:
verses from Ecclesiastes
Illustrations by Leo & Diane Dillon
Blue Sky Press, 1998.
Presents the famous excerpt from Ecclesiastes and complements
each verse with a different style of art from around the world
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