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베스트셀러인 "Go, Go, Grapes"와 "Rah, Rah, Radishes!", 그리고 "Thank You, Earth"를 비롯해서 어린들을 위한 다수의 사진그림책을 만들어 온 에이프릴 풀리 세이어의 대표작 중 하나입니다.

9월이 오면, 덥고 치열했던 여름은 지나가고, 푸르렀던 녹색의 나무들에게 작별 인사를 할 시간이 다가와요.
나뭇잎들은 하나 둘 녹색을 벗겨내고 찬란한 색의 향연을 준비합니다.
그리고, 숲은 빛나는 황금색과 불타는듯한 붉은색으로 변신을 하기 시작합니다.
호수에 비친 아름다운 가을 나무들은, 바람이 불어와 물결이 일면 한폭의 그림으로 변하지요.
가을이 깊어가면서 나뭇잎들은 낙엽이 되어 떨어지기 시작하고, 바람에 날리다가 땅 위에 쌓여갑니다.
땅 위에 쌓이 낙엽들은 바짝 마르고, 끝이 동그랗게 말리다가, 점점 썩고 분해가 되어서 땅을 비옥하게 해줍니다.
남아있는 나뭇잎들은 낮게 비치는 햇빛을 받아서 황금빛으로 빛나고, 떨어진 낙엽들은 점점 갈색으로 변합니다.
이제 가을이 끝나가요.
철새들이 남쪽으로 날아가면서 가을에 작별을 고하네요.
그리고 눈이 내리기 시작하면, Hello snow! 겨울이 시작됩니다.

눈부시게 아름다운 사진들을 보면서 가을의 정취에 흠뻑 빠져들 수 있는 책입니다.






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Hardcover: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 1481479849
ISBN-13: 978-1481479844
책 크기: 28.5 cm x 23.6 cm



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Book Description
Discover the magic--and the science--behind fall leaves with this companion to the celebrated Raindrops Roll and Best in Snow.
With gorgeous photo illustrations, award-winning author April Pulley Sayre explores the transformation trees undergo in fall. The book takes readers through the leaves’ initial change from green to red, yellow, and orange, the shedding of the leaves, and the leaves crumbling as winter approaches. Extensive back matter explains the science behind this process to the youngest of budding scientists.


School Library Journal *Starred Review*
The pages in this beautiful tribute to autumn virtually throb with color at every turn. A seasonal companion to Raindrops Roll and Best in Snow, this title highlights the glorious show that is performed each year by trees around the world. Simple, elegant poetry leads readers through the progression of changing leaves as the landscape prepares for winter. “Trees are ready. Twigs let go. Leaves slip and spin. Wind sweeps - leaves blow!” The crisp, full-color photographs saturate every spread, providing varying perspectives, from close-ups of individual leaves to wide shots of trees of every hue on the water’s edge. Short paragraphs at the end offer information on the science behind the changing colors and the life cycle of the leaves. VERDICT While there are a multitude of books about leaves and autumn, this one is a standout for its elegance, simplicity, and gorgeous photography - perfect for sharing with the youngest learners.


Kirkus Reviews
Leaves of orange, gold, and red shout from amid the last of summer's fading green canvas. Shy at first, then with a bold advance, the ripple of flaming colors races through the forest like a metachronal wave until the miserly hoarders of chlorophyll are too embarrassed to do much more than sulk. A carpet of leaves; a canopy of leaves - a crescendo of leaves. Sayre's stunning photographic images sweep across each majestic double-page spread. The rhyming text meanders from one-word identifiers - "Midribs" - to ecstatic exclamations: "So many leaves!"....Young readers' imaginations are sure to be fired by Sayre's awe-inspiring photos and by the bite-sized science facts provided at the end of the book.