Gregory's Shadow

Gregory is a shy little groundhog, but having his shadow close by always makes him feel brave. Until one day Gregory and Shadow become separated. Not only is Gregory lonely and afraid, but it has started to snow...and tomorrow is Groundhog Day, when everyone will be watching to see if Gregory and his shadow leave their home together. Will the two friends find each other again--and will it be in time for their annual appearance?

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Winter Puzzlers Grade 4-6

If a winter flurry has your students staring out the window during class, grab their attention with exciting Winter Puzzlers. Ideal for those spare classroom moments, more than 50 reproducible puzzles and eight whimsical mice friends provide so much fun that your students will forget they're learning! The puzzles include challenges related to events in January and February, such as New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday, Presidents' Day, Groundhog Day, and Valentine's Day, to help give the flavor of the winter season to your classroom.

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Hurray for Today: All About Holidays

With a little help from the Birthday Bird of Katroo, the Cat and Co. explain (in rhymed verse!) the origin of common holiday rituals such as lighting candles, dying eggs, and sending cards. Holidays include Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's, Groundhog's Day, Valentine's Day, President's Day, St. Patrick's Day - and that's only through March!

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The Book of the Year: A Brief History of Our Seasonal Holidays

What is the connection between May Day and the Statue of Liberty? Between ancient solstice fires and Fourth of July fireworks? Between St. Valentine, the Groundhog, and the Virgin Mary? How has the significance and celebration of Christmas changed over the centuries? In The Book of the Year, Anthony Aveni offers fascinating answers to these questions and explains the many ways humans throughout time have tried to order and give meaning to time's passing. Aveni traces the origins of modern customs tied to seasonal holidays, exploring what we eat (the egg at Easter, chocolate on St. Valentine's Day), the games we play (bobbing for apples on Halloween, football on Thanksgiving), the rituals we perform (dancing around the Maypole, making New Year's resolutions), and the colorful cast of characters we invent to dramatize holidays (Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the witches and goblins of Halloween). Vividly written, filled with facts both curious and astonishing, this engrossing book allows us to hear that beat more clearly and to understand more fully the rhythms we all dance to throughout the year.

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Crafts To Make in the Winter

f it's too cold to play outdoors, get out your scissors and glue and enjoy the winter indoors. Among the easy-to-make season-related crafts are winter holiday items, such as Confetti Noisemaker, a Marti Luther King Day Banner, a Pop-up Groundhog Puppet and more. Complete the winter time assortment of twenty-nine original crafts fashioned from easy-to-find materials.

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