Why Is It Spring?

Why Do We Have Seasons?

by Sara Latta

This book explains why we have seasons and when the spring season starts. It also suggests some spring activities that people do as well as what animals may do during this season. There is an easy experiment relating to spring included in the back of the book. Author Sara L. Latta creates a fun learning environment about science for emerging readers.

24 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Sara Latta is the author of seventeen books for children and young adults on topics that include dark matter, the secret life of microbes, DNA, bones, and forensic science. She also has a masters degree in immunology. She does have a bit of a phobia about heights, as she discovered when faced with having to climb down from a pyramid in Teotihuacan, Mexico.

Reviews

[Edward Creter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Delightful book explains the reason for the season of spring in easy language.

[Christine Turner]

ATA Storytime Kit -- Seasons?
Great book for vocabulary and basic concepts.

This Book Explains Why We Have Seasons and When the Spring Season Starts. It Also Suggests Some Spring Activities That People Do As Well As What Animals May Do During This Season. There Is An Easy Experiment Relating To Spring Included In the Back of the Book.

HCPL Juv Nonfiction 508.2 Lat
Great book for vocabulary.
Series Title: Why do we have seasons?
Subject: Spring -- Juvenile literature
Seasons -- Juvenile literature
Notes
Sara L. Latta writes about science and medicine from her home in Illinois. She has a BA in Microbiology from the University of Kansas, an MS in Immunology from the University of Chicago, and recently earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University.