A field guide to winter

Gabby Dawnay

Book - 2025

"The sparkling white of frosty grass, the gentle sunshine as we pass... Experience the chills and thrills of winter as this little book guides you through the season's changes. Packed with poems, hands-on activities, and fascinating facts, this guide is designed to be taken into the wild to encourage curiosity, creativity, and connection with nature."--Back cover.

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Subjects
Genres
field guides
Field guides
Activity books
Informational works
Illustrated works
Guides d'identification
Cahiers d'activités
Documents d'information
Ouvrages illustrés
Published
New York : Thames & Hudson 2025.
Language
English
Main Author
Gabby Dawnay (-)
Other Authors
Dorien Brouwers (-)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
64 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm
Audience
Ages 6-9.
Grades 1-4.
ISBN
9780500653548
  • Wild by nature
  • Welcome to winter
  • Sensing winter
  • Noticing nature's changes
  • Short days, long nights
  • A poem to read by candlelight
  • What is winter?
  • The how and why of the season
  • Let it snow!
  • Where does snow come from?
  • Footprints in the snow
  • How to identify animal tracks
  • Winter snooze
  • Who sleeps through winter?
  • Once upon a winter's night
  • Write a bedtime story for a sleepy bear
  • Hidden bugs
  • Where do all the insects go?
  • Bare branches
  • Why trees lose their leaves
  • Forever green
  • Trees that keep their leaves
  • Winter leaves
  • How to identify evergreen trees
  • Frozen gems
  • Make your own ice ornaments
  • Freezing Jack Frost
  • Chilly winter mornings
  • Life under the ice
  • What happens to pond life?
  • A warm winter soup
  • To sip from a mug
  • Party time for polar bears
  • A song to sing on a winter walk
  • Frosty feathers
  • What do birds do in winter?
  • Lending birds a helping hand
  • How to help birds in winter
  • Cold winds blow
  • Make your own winter wind chimes
  • Starry, starry night
  • All eyes on the winter skies
  • Pictures in the sky
  • How to identify constellations
  • Mini night sky
  • Make your own constellation lantern
  • Treasure hunt
  • Searching for signs of winter
  • Winter's bone
  • A poem to read on a chilly day
  • Go prepared
  • Tips for the outdoors
  • Field notes
  • Recording winter's changes
  • Winter words
  • Index
  • About the author and illustrator