My Winter City

"A boy, his father and their dog have a perfect day in a snowy city."--

About the author

JAMES GLADSTONE is the author of many highly acclaimed picture books, including When Planet Earth Was New: A Short History of Our Planet's Long Journey, illustrated by Katherine Diemert (Norma Fleck Award); Turtle Pond, illustrated by Karen Reczuch (Norma Fleck Award); My Winter City, illustrated by Gary Clement (Globe 100 List); and Journey Around the Sun: The Story of Halley's Comet, illustrated by Yaara Eshet (Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picture Book of the Year). James lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Summary

A boy, his father and their dog have a perfect day in a snowy city, illustrated by Governor General’s Literary Award winner Gary Clement.

A young boy wakes up in the early light of a winter morning, pulls on his boots and mittens, and steps out into the snowy city with his dad. They trudge through the snow, their dog bounding along beside them, then a slushy, steamy bus ride takes them to the tobogganing hill for some winter fun. The boy describes all the sights and sounds of the day, from the frost in Dad’s beard and the snow “pillows” in the park, to the noisy clunking snow plows and the singing buskers they pass on their way home. That night, the boy lies awake under cozy covers, reflecting on the day, as snow blankets the world outside his window.

This is winter in the city.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3

Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7

Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

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Product details

• Authors: James Gladstone, Gladstone James
• Assisted by: Gary Clement (Illustration), Clement Gary (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 4
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.10.2019
• EAN: 9781773060101
• ISBN: 978-1-77306-010-1
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 238 mm x 317 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 580 g
• Illustrations: Full color throughout
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Date & Time, JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / City & Town Life, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Seasons, JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Winter Sports, Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: City and town life, Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Early years: time and seasons, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Winter sports, Globe 100 Best Books