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Our Four Seasons
Are You Ready for Fall?
Are You Ready for Spring?
Are You Ready for Summer?
Are You Ready for Winter?
Anderson
LERNER
Leaves are changing colors. The days
are getting cooler. Farmers harvest
crops. It’s time to carve a pumpkin!
Do you know what season is here?
It’s fall! What else happens in fall?
Read this book to find out!
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Anderson, Sheila.
Are You Ready for Fall? / by Sheila M. Anderson.
p. cm. — (Lightning bolt books
TM
– Our four seasons)
Includes index.
ISBN 978–0–7613–4586–2 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
1. Autumn —Juvenile literature. I. Title.
QB637.7.A53 2010
508.2—dc22 2009016408
Manufactured in the United States of America
1 – BP – 12/15/09
To Abigail
Chiaokhiao

eISBN 978-0-7613-5964-7
Contents
page
30
page
32
Sights
and
Sounds
of
Fall
page
8
Fall
Weather
page
14
Fall
Activities
Index
Glossary
page
28
Why Do Leaves Change Color?
page
18
The
Fall
World
page

23
Winter
Is
Coming
page
31
Further Reading
page
4
4
Crunch! Crunch!
What
is making that sound?
Someone is walking through
crisp, dry leaves.
Sounds

and
of
Fall
Sights
F
a
l
l

i
s

h

e
r
e
.
5
Squirrels hop about, swishing
their bushy tails. They gather
smooth, brown acorns. Their
cheeks are puffed up like
popcorn balls.
F
a
l
l

i
s

h
e
r
e
.
Squirrels collect
acorns and hide
them in tree
trunks.
6
Leaves on trees turn bright
yellow, flame orange, and

vibrant red. They glow in
the bright sunlight.
7
Grass turns yellow. Plants and
flowers turn brown and shrivel
on their stems and branches.
This sunflower has
turned dry and brown.
8
Wind whooshes through the
trees. Dead leaves float and
spiral as they blow to the
ground.
Fall
Weather
Dead leaves blow
into a pond.
9
T
i
m
e

t
o

r
a
k
e

!
L
e
t
’
s

m
a
k
e

a

p
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l
e

o
f

l
e
a
v
e
s

t

o

p
l
a
y

i
n
.
10
The air is getting cool. People
put on warm sweaters and long
pants when they go outdoors.
Better zip up your jacket!
11
The air is dry. A chilly breeze
blows my hair.
Be sure to wear
a sweater on a
cool fall day.
12
An icy layer of white frost
coats the grass and leaves
on the ground.
13
The frost disappears before
lunchtime.
In the afternoon,
it’s warm enough to

play outside without
a heavy coat.
14
When fall arrives, children go
back to school. It is fun to see
friends and favorite teachers
again. I wonder who will be
in my class.
Fall
Activities
A school bus
rumbles to a stop.
15
Families pick ripe red
apples at the orchard.
Let’s make a pie!
This man picked
squash from
his garden.
16
People harvest vegetables from
their gardens. They will store
them to eat when winter comes.
17
F
a
r
m
e
r

s

h
a
r
v
e
s
t

c
r
o
p
s

f
r
o
m

t
h
e
i
r

f
i
e

l
d
s
18
Bears eat lots of berries and
leaves. They grow fat enough
to survive while they hibernate
through the winter. They won’t
eat again until spring.
Fall
The
World
19
Beavers store twigs
and bark to eat
during the winter.
Other animals hide food to eat
during the winter months.
20
Pumpkins are bright orange
and plump on their vines.
Pumpkins lie in a
farmer’s field.

T
h
i
s

p
u
m
p
k
i
n

w
i

l
l

m
a
k
e

a

p
e
r
f
e
c
t
21

T
h
i
s

p
u
m
p
k
i
n

w
i
l
l

m
a

k
e

a

p
e
r
f
e
c
t

j
a
c
k

-
o
’
-
l
a
n
t
e
r
n
.
22
People gather seeds to
plant in the spring.
Seeds pop out of a
milkweed plant. The
wind will blow them
to a new home.
23
Coming

Is
Soon, days begin to get
shorter. It gets dark earlier.
Winter