This list features books about animals in Fall and Winter at the kindergarten reading level.
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Children will follow a bear as it wakes up and explores it's environment, before going back to sleep again in the Fall.
Pictures are charming and show the bear eating berries and bugs.
Reading Information:
Word Count: 98
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading level: 0.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 174215
by Beverley Randell Harper
A
little red Squirrel hides some nuts so he will have something to eat
during the winter. Amazon has copies but this might be best tracked
down at your local library.
Word Count: 133
Page Count: 16
Accelerated Reader: 0.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 50804
The Busy Little Squirrelby Nancy Tafuri
3.85 avg rating — 799 ratings
In this pre-primer, you'll find a story about Squirrel who needs to get ready for winter. Being a busy little fellow he has no time to hop or run with frogs, dogs, and mice. No, he must get ready for when temperatures drop and the snow falls!
Leaves were falling."He was so busy!" is the common refrain, and it's repeated throughout the book until the very end when Squirrel can't participate because he is 'fast asleep!'
The air was getting cold.
It was time for Squirrel
to get ready for winter.
"Squeak, squeak," said Mouse.
"Will you nibble a pumpkin with us?"
But Squirrel couldn't...
He was so busy!
Warm, cheerful drawings by one of our favorite author-artists makes it easy for me to recommend this book. [Click on the picture below and most browsers will make it larger.]
Word Count: 128
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 0.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 118900
--sample pages available
(What Happens in Fall?)
by Mari Schuh
Nature photographs and easy-to-read text show children how animals adapt to the changing weather of fall.
Word Count: 103
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reader: 0.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 161505
(Four Super Seasons)
by Alex Appleby
A
sort of generic book from Gareth Stevens Publishing. The format
consists of a single sentence on a page followed by a photo on the
opposite page. One complaint of a reviewer mentioned that there was no
continuity from one page to the next.
Word Count: 46
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reader: 0.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz:164160
Lexile: 180L
-- Available in Spanish!
(My First Animal Library)
by Mari Schuh
4.0 avg rating — 4 ratings
Follows chipmunks as they gather food in preparation for winter.
(sorry, could find no sample page images)
Word Count: 100
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reader: 0.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 180500
Common Core Suggested
updated January 2017
