Hello, Arctic!

by Theodore Taylor, Theodore Taylor

The Arctic is more than ice and snow. As the seasons change and winter turns to spring, birds return, seals leap and splash, and polar bears are born. Childlike, rhythmic text invites us to greet the animals that come with the turn of seasons-- Hello, birds! Hello, seals! Hello, cubs! --while gorgeous illustrations reveal the wondrous creatures and colors of this stirring northern land.
Theodore Taylor, the author of many bestselling novels for teens, combines talents with visionary artist Margaret Chodos-Irvine in an exhilarating celebration of the wonders of the Arctic.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Storytime, Nature

40 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2002

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Reviews

[Megan Moriarty]

This book is about the Arctic. It takes readers though all parts of the Arctic, from the weather, animals, climate, and seasons. The book explains to readers how the winter days are shorter and some animals leave for warmer weather. The book also explain that in spring, animals like bird come back to the area. This is a great book to use in a science or social studies lesson with kindergarteners or 1st graders.

A lesson associate with this book is animal identification; Students will be read the book and then asked to pick two animals from the book who live in the arctic. The students will be asked to draw a picture of each animal they picked and a fact about the animal that was in the book. The fact must be written in a complete sentence.

[Kerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great preschool Arctic book BUT interesting because they focus on an Arctic summer not winter.

[Amber · Rating 2 out of 5]

Toddlers and preschool

[Juli Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations undercut by lackluster text.

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 4 out of 5]

5* art
3* story

This was a little young for Squirt, but the illustrations were so lovely, I read it to him anyway. The writing is simple and spare, yet in a soothing, poetic way that suits its subject. Squirt liked it too.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple, but fun, read with my 7-month old. Enjoyed saying "hello" and "goodbye" to everything. The illustrations were abstract, but colorful enough to get his attention.

[Alana Arlequin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This could be a good book to use for an integrated sciece and literature lesson on the change in seasons or habitats or even the water cycle.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

simple and sweet this book is appropriate for babies about the animals seen in the changing arctic season. Each animal gets a hello and an action. Beautiful pictures.

[Jo Oehrlein · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple book showing the change from winter to summer and back to winter in the Arctic, focusing on the animals that come out in the summer.