![]() ![]() ![]() The idea of a secret kingdom made every list! Such a magical image. Students were asked to web out some of their new learning and eagerly sat down and got to work detailing what they had discovered. We also liked reading more information about each of the animals we had questions about in the back section that provided more details. We loved the Author’s Note at the back of the book where we found out that this “secret kingdom under the snow” has a very impressive name: the subnivean zone (the small open spaces and tunnels between the snowpack and the ground). Reading the book I got to glance down at entranced little faces and look up to see snow swirling and whirling outside the windows. So our temperamental Vancouver weather finally delivered some snow to city streets! It was falling as I gathered our reading group together to read Over and Under the Snow written by the talented Kate Messner and illustrated (so beautifully) by Christopher Silas Neal. Oh, how I have been waiting for snow to share this book with a group of children. ![]()
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