A Cold Snap!

Following up her successful first book of poetry, author Baird has written more poetry about the weather--in particular, the northern plains weather she knows so well. The language is expressive and precise, but mostly the poems are great fun to read aloud. If you're a teacher, your classroom is sure to find great inspiration from this book. If you're a parent or grandparent, what fun you and your child will have talking about the weather after reading Baird's poems. Illustrator Patrick O'Brien's done another great job of illustrating the weather--a tough job, but he does it very well.