Unvarnished pages and an elegant layout enhance the sense of magic in a natural world just out of view. The rhythm of the girl’s discoveries balances thoughtful discovery with moments of muted excitement, as when she skis downhill, then watches a fox pounce on a mouse (“His paws scratch away to find the mouse he heard scritch-scritch-scratching along underneath”). Reading age 3 - 7 years, from customers Part of series Over and Under Series Print length 44 pages Language English Lexile measure AD600L Dimensions 8.38 x 0.38 x 12. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. Visual indication that the title is an audiobook. A human father and daughter are tiny figures in a field of white, cross-country skiing past fir trees and glimpsing the occasional animal, while other creatures are visible in cutaway views below ground (“Under the snow, a queen bumblebee drowses away December, all alone. OVER AND UNDER THE SNOW takes readers on a cross country ski trip through the winter woods to discover the secret world of animals living under the snow. Over and Under the Snow audiobook (Unabridged) By Kate Messner.

Discover the wonder and activity that lies beneath winter’s snowy landscape in this magical book. But under the snow exists a secret kingdom of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals that live through the winter safe and warm, awake and busy, under the snow. Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. I lick sticky marshmallow from my lips and lean back with heavy eyes”) with debut illustrator Neal’s quiet, woodcut-like portraits of the snowy forest. Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. 11.87 10 Used from 26.57 25 New from 8.93. Straddling the informative and the evocative, this lovely study of the ways animals spend the winter in a “secret kingdom under the snow” combines Messner’s (Sea Monster’s First Day) graceful prose (“Over the snow, the fire crackles, and sparks shoot up to the stars. Award-winning duo Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal return in this latest addition to the Over and Under picture book series, this time exploring the rich, interconnected ecosystem of the ocean Over the waves, the sea lions bark and seagulls wheel and call.

Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner