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Sheila Anderson
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Anderson, Sheila.
Are you ready for summer? / by Sheila M. Anderson.
p. cm. — (Lightning bolt books
TM
– Our four seasons)
Includes index.
ISBN 978–0–7613–4585–5 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
1. Summer—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
QB637.6.A53 2010
508.2—dc22 2009016410

Manufactured in the United States of America
1 – BP – 12/15/09
To Anousone
Chiaokhiao
eISBN 978-0-7613-5966-1
Glossary
page
30
Index
page
32
Contents
page
4
Staying
Cool
page
24
Coming
Is
Fall
page
17
World
Summer
The
page
8
Summer
Weather

of
Summer
Sights
and
Sounds
Summer Solstice
page
28
Further Reading
page
31
page
12
Crrack! Listen to the sounds
of children playing baseball in
the park.
an
d
of
Sights
Sounds
Summer
44
Kids playing
games are a
common sight
on sunny
summer days.
Warm sunshine
and clear, blue

skies invite
people
to play
outdoors.
S
u
m
m
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r

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s

h
e
r
e
.
5
Your face
might get red
if you play hard
on a warm day.
Beads of sweat
trickle down
my rosy
cheeks.
6
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Kids fly by on their bicycles
and call to their friends.
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7
Weather
Summer

The air is hot. Dogs pant as
they lie under shady,
leaf-covered trees.
Two furry dogs
cool off on a
bench in the shade.
8
Grass grows thick
and green beneath
the blazing
summer sun.
9
In some places, the summer
air is dry. It makes me thirsty
for a cool glass of lemonade.
Four girls sell
lemonade on a hot
summer day.
10
In other places, summer air is
humid. The moisture in the
air feels thick and dewy.
The weather in Saint
Petersburg, Florida, is
often warm and humid.
11
Staying
Cool
It’s time to wear shorts and
T-shirts. Sandals help keep

my feet cool and protected
from the sizzling hot
sidewalk.
12
I rub sunscreen on my arms
and legs. It protects my skin
from the sun’s scorching rays.
Help your friends put on
sunscreen. Be careful
not to miss a spot!
13
A floppy hat and dark
sunglasses shade my eyes
from the bright sunshine.
It’s important to protect
your eyes from the sun.
Too much sunshine can
hurt them.
14
Splash! Swimming is one way
to stay cool in the summer.
Sunlight sparkles like
diamonds on the water.
15
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16
Summer
The
World
In summer, animals teach
their young to hunt for food.
Soon their babies will go off
on their own.
A mother bear
teaches her cubs

how to catch fish.
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17
Ducks swim with their babies
lined up close behind them.
Follow the leader!
Baby ducks are
called ducklings.
18
Tree branches can barely be
seen through puffs of deep
green leaves.
19
Plants are covered with
clusters of brightly colored
flowers. Mmmmm. Smell
their sweet scent.
20
Vegetables grow heavy on
their vines. When they are
ripe, we pick them.
Maybe we’ll make a salad.
Zucchini grow
on vines in the
summertime.
21
Some trees form acorns or
other kinds of seeds.

Acorns grow on
oak trees.
22
Days are long. The sun
doesn’t set until evening.
23