| Dream Snow Contributor(s): Carle, Eric (Author), Carle, Eric (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0399235795 ISBN-13: 9780399235795 Publisher: World of Eric Carle OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: In this musical and sound effects book, a farmer celebrates Christmas after the first snowfall. When he awakens from a Christmas Eve dream about a snowstorm, the farmer discovers that it has really snowed. Putting on his red suit, he goes outside, puts gifts under the Christmas tree for his animals, and presses a button near the tree, creating a most surprising musical treat for children everywhere. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Farm Animals |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 99059200 |
| Lexile Measure: 510 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 10.46" W x 10.53" (1.53 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Holiday - Christmas |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 46136 Reading Level: 2.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's December 24th, and the old farmer settles down for a winter's nap, wondering how Christmas can come when there is no snow It is in his dream that he imagines a snowstorm coming and covering him and his animals--named One, Two, Three, Four and Five--in a snowy blanket. But when the farmer awakens, he finds that it has really snowed outside, and now he remembers something Putting on his red suit, he goes outside, puts some gifts under the tree for his animals, and presses a button near a Christmas tree, creating a most surprising musical treat for children everywhere. Few in number are the parents who have made it through their toddler's years on just one copy of Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Dream Snow has similar ingredients: a simple story, lively collage-like illustrations and a fun gimmick for little hands . . . --Time This is a simple, well-told story about a simple farmer. . . . Viewers. . . will want to get their hands on it. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Carle fans and toddlers learning the basics will . . . enjoy the gentle text and creative design features. --Booklist The pictures are in Carle's trademark richly colored and textured collages that capture the snowy magic of Christmas. --Kirkus Reviews |