Where Fish Go in Winter: And Other Great Mysteries »

Why does popcorn pop?
How do cats purr?
Do islands float?
What do clouds feel like?


These are a few of the questions about the natural world that are asked and cleverly answered in this easy-to-read book. Written in rhyming poems that manage to be funny as well as informative, and illustrated with friendly, accessible illustrations, Where Fish Go in Winter makes learning fun.

Marilyn Courtot <%ISBN%>0803727046 - Children's Literature

Koss has answered the type of questions kids love to ask, and she has done it by writing a series of poems which explain some of nature's phenomena. Popcorn pops because "the steam inside the shell expands,/The kernel overloads, 'Til it's as full as it can be/And POP! the corn explodes!" You may think that islands float like boats, but as this book informs, islands which are mountain tops do not move. Other questions answered include: "Where do fish go in winter?; How do birds fly?; Why do snakes shed their skins?; How do cats purr?; What do clouds feel like?; Why do leaves change colors?; and more. This really is a great choice for home and school, and could be a real boon to those parents, who themselves don't know the answers to these questions. Simple watercolor illustrations add a bit of humor and whimsy to the answers to many of "Nature's Mysteries." A "Dial Easy to-Read" book, Level 3, that could be used to support science programs, and also as a great way to use a poetic format to introduce nonfiction material. 2003 (orig. 1987), Penguin Putnam,