Snowman – Cold = Puddle: Spring Equations

Snowman – Cold = Puddle: Spring Equations

The other day while doing car duty, one of my colleagues commented that seasons must seem confusing to our youngest learners with the climate change we are experiencing.  While I understood the sentiment, I find that book like Snowman – Cold = Puddle really break it down to the different phenomena we see in our natural world that signal the changing of the seasons, even when there are outlier days along the way.  Purdie Salas includes a section following the author’s and illustrator’s notes titled “When Spring Begins” and gives those definitions according to meteorologists, astronomers, gardeners, and kids.  And each definition is different.  So, is It confusing? Maybe. But understanding that definitions can differ can be very empowering too. I enjoyed many of the poems presented in this collection and I could see teachers connecting the dots between science, math, and poetry to challenge students to create their own equation poems following a read.  My favorite: 1 dandelion x 1 breath = 100 parachutes. Can’t you just imagine all those wishes born on the wind?

Title: Snowman – Cold = Puddle: Spring Equations

Author: Laura Purdie Salas

ISBN: 978-1-58089-798-3

Published 2019 by Charlesbridge

@laurapsalas

This book was borrowed from the public library for purposes of review.