Snow is a visual adventure for the younger reader. Each page uses bright reds, blues, yellows and of course white to depict the adventure that two kids, their dog and others have on a snow day. Each drawing fills the page and pulls to the next scene and the continuing adventures that one might have in the snow.
Through all of this, the text is very simple for the reader and draws from the same pull of words. Snow is often repeated and each sentence is written in a bright, quick manner to highlight the adventure of a snow day. The text is also built as a rhyme to be a quick paced flow and easy for the young reader to figure out and understand. Most words in the book are five letters or less, making it more simple for those just learning to read.
Educators can definitely use this book and many like it to help their young and struggling readers learn not only how to read easy words, but understand simple sentence structure and begin putting words together in writing. It is a great book for its simplicity--with the base of each page being in the same colors, it doesn't hid the words and allows it to be easy to see and follow the words for readers. This book would be a great tool for the youngest students to learn how to read.
This book is well written for the early reader-it doesn't make it too simplistic and yet it strings small sentences together to make it easy. Each sentence is small but it is combined with others to keep a flow so the reader does not stop to turn the page every few letters and then they are more able to pull it into a larger picture. This book is simple and yet very fun for all readers. Definitely a recommended book for anyone learning to read or just looking for a snow day!
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