Spring is fun!

A gleeful, poncho-clad, puddle-stomping child ushers in rain showers and more in this inviting first look at the spring season. Bright colors form backdrops to simple sentences, two to four per double-page spread, that guide emergent readers through key aspects of this vibrant season. Excellent photo illustrations reinforce the text, depicting how warming temperatures melt winter's snow, how a perky green plant sprouts, and how a nest of baby birds chirp for their mother, among other scenarios. Spring holidays and activities are also noted. Critical-thinking bubbles pose questions to readers, and the back matter helpfully features a pie chart of the four seasons in sequence, a picture glossary, and an index. This entry in the Bumba Books: Season Fun series is a good pick for collections serving preschoolers and newly independent readers.--Smith, Julia Copyright 2016 Booklist

Filled with clear color photographs and easy-to-read text in large font, each basic introduction to a season includes simplistic descriptions of changes in weather, plant and animal life, and human activity (which pertain predominantly to the Northeast). Critical thinking questions in sidebars throughout encourage engagement (the answers aren't included). A similar "Seasons Cycle" diagram is appended to each. Reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers the following Bumba Books: Season Fun titles: Fall Is Fun!, Spring Is Fun!, Summer Is Fun!, and Winter Is Fun!.] (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

A gleeful, poncho-clad, puddle-stomping child ushers in rain showers and more in this inviting first look at the spring season. Bright colors form backdrops to simple sentences, two to four per double-page spread, that guide emergent readers through key aspects of this vibrant season. Excellent photo illustrations reinforce the text, depicting how warming temperatures melt winter's snow, how a perky green plant sprouts, and how a nest of baby birds chirp for their mother, among other scenarios. Spring holidays and activities are also noted. Critical-thinking bubbles pose questions to readers, and the back matter helpfully features a pie chart of the four seasons in sequence, a picture glossary, and an index. This entry in the Bumba Books: Season Fun series is a good pick for collections serving preschoolers and newly independent readers. Copyright 2016 Booklist Reviews.