Hurray For Spring [Hardcover]

Patricia Hubbell (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Hurray for Spring! is a whimsical welcome to a child's favorite season. Delightful, rhyming tex with lots of fun words make this a wonderfully cadenced anthem to spring. Adorable illustrations with larger-than-life details spring off the page. See why Booklist says Right on target for spring-themed story hours in libraries and preschool centers as well as one-on-one reading, this accessible picture book offers a child's eye view of the season.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1–This book presents a sensory trip through a spring day. From "flying" on his swing, singing a cloud song, wading in puddles, smelling sweet fragrances, planting seeds, and swimming in a pond, a boy actively embraces the season. Bright watercolor-and-pencil illustrations shine with blues, greens, oranges, and yellows as the energetic child enjoys every aspect of the warm weather. "I pick yummy berries. I lick lemon ice. Springtime is wildly, deliciously nice!" Talking to ants, watching a rabbit, spying red-winged blackbirds, and giggling with a goose are some of his many delights. Large print, short sentences, and rhyming text make this title accessible to new readers while the big pictures assure its success in a group setting. Share this along with Lisa Campbell Ernst's Wake Up, It's Spring (HarperCollins, 2004) for an invigorating seasonal storytime.–Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI
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From Booklist

PreS-K. A little boy celebrates spring by exulting in activities such as swinging, playing in puddles, planting seeds, and observing ants, worms, rabbits, and red-winged blackbirds. Told in simple words and short sentences, the rhyming first-person text expresses the child's joy in the simple pleasures of his outdoor world. Hubbell uses specific sensory images and lighthearted wordplay to re-create the boy's world in spring and his delight in it. Large in scale and attentive to detail, the upbeat pencil drawings are brightened with luminous watercolor washes and studded with details for children to observe and point out, as the critters mentioned on one double-page spread have a way of wandering onto others as well. Right on target for spring-themed story hours in libraries and preschool centers as well as one-on-one reading, this accessible picture book offers a child's eye view of the season. Carolyn Phelan
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: NorthWord Books for Young Readers (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559719133
• ISBN-13: 978-1559719131
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #649,030 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Author Patricia Hubbel is the author of ten books of poetry for children, including "Boo! Halloween Poems and Limericks" as well as "Trucks: Whizz! Zoom! Rumble!" Her poems appear in numerous anthologies. She lives in Easton, Connecticut.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hurray for Spring, February 8, 2010

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I bought this to read to a 1st grade class & it is a little young for them, but the pages are all brightly colorful and we will be able to talk about what we like to do in Spring.