09x10 - Snowy Day: Stories and Poems

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Hi. Here we are
in jackson hole, wyoming,

Where the temperature
is below freezing

Almost all winter,

And the best part
about winter here is the snow.

It frosts everything
in white

And wraps the world
in a cloak of magic.

One of the coolest ways
to enjoy this much snow

Is to hike in snowshoes.

Snowshoes,
because they're so big and flat,

Keep your feet
from sinking into the snow.

They're a little bit awkward
at first,

But once
you get the hang of it,

They can be pretty fun.

Ready? Then let's go.

Ha ha ha!
This is great.

You kind of shuffle
through the snow.

Just look.

The sights are amazing.

The air is real crisp,

And it feels good
just to breathe.

Listen. Snow crunches
when you walk on it.

[Snow crunching]

And when you stop,

It's so still
you can hear the quiet.

There's something spellbinding
about being out in the snow.

Snow is so beautiful

That it makes people
want to write stories

And poems about it.

This book, snowy day,
has some of my favorites.

Let's see here.

Ah. This is a poem that paints
a perfect picture of winter.

It's called winter morning,
by ogden nash.

"Winter is
the king of showmen..."

"Turning tree stumps
into snowmen..."

"And houses
into birthday cakes..."

"And spreading sugar
over the lakes."

"Smooth and clean
and frost white,

The world
looks good enough to bite."

"That's the season
to be young..."

"Catching snowflakes
on your tongue."

"Snow is snowy
when it's snowing."

"I'm sorry it's slushy
when it's going."

Ha ha ha!

With this much snow
around,

You've got to go sledding.

I hear that this is
the best place.

It's called
gut flop hill.

Want to find out why?

Hee hee hee hee hee!

Ready?

Whoa...

Aah...

Aah...

Aah...

Woo!

Ha ha ha ha ha!

Hoo, boy!
Did my guts flop, or what?

Oh, what a thrill!

There's nothing like
a great sled ride.

It doesn't matter
what your sled looks like

As long as it slides.

[Shouting happily]

Hee hee hee hee!

When you're out
in the snow,

Sometimes you don't
notice the cold.

You're having so much fun,
it just doesn't matter.

Here's someone who is an expert
at forgetting the chills,

Especially when the payoff
is big-time winter thrills.

Her name is
susan butcher,

And she lives in the wilderness
in alaska,

Where she trains sled dogs
to mush, or race.

Every year she enters
the iditarod,

A grueling,


From anchorage to nome.

[Susan butcher]
I was raised in cambridge,
massachusetts,

But I never liked city life.

I've always loved the outdoors
and wilderness

And the challenges
wilderness brings.

I've always loved animals,

So it fit together perfectly
when I started dog mushing.

Go, susan!

Go! Go!

Go, go, susan!

The iditarod is the world's
longest sled-dog race.

It's 1,158 miles.

We go over
three mountain ranges.

We travel the frozen yukon river
for almost 2oo miles,

We cross
the bering sea ice.

We travel 24 hours a day.

In the nighttime,

We use a battery-powered
headlight

So we can see
where we're going.

When we stop to rest,

I bed the dogs down with straw
or spruce boughs,

Start a fire,
melt snow,

Cook for the dogs,
care for their feet,

Then it's time to go.

I'm lucky to get
a 15-minute catnap.

You learn
to trust in the dogs.

They can get through storms
you can't see through

And can find villages
when a human being could not.

Officially,
welcome to nome.

Thank you.
What's my time?




Many people ask me
why I race the iditarod.

I don't live the way I do
in order to race.

I race so I can
live like I do,

Which is far away
from other people,

Working with dogs
all the time.

My husband and i,

We live in a one-room log cabin,


I don't have electricity.

I get water from a creek


And each sled dog lives there.

They each have
their own little house.

I train them every day.

I think the best times
on the races

Are when it's a beautiful day

And the dogs are
feeling good

And you're moving along
beautiful.

You're out there,
and there's nobody else,

And you're traveling
through fantastic country,

And it's the idea

Of being out there
with your 16 best friends,

And you're all enjoying it.

I think that's why I do it.

"We'll play in the snow

And stray in the snow..."

"And stay in the snow

In a snow-white park."

"We'll clown in the snow..."

"And frown in the snow..."

"Fall down in the snow

Till it's after dark."

"We'll cook snow pies
in a big snow pan."

"We'll make snow eyes..."

"In a round snowman."

"We'll sing snow songs

And chant snow chants..."

"And roll in the snow
in our fat snow pants..."

"And when it's time
to go home to eat,

We'll have snow toes
on our frosted feet."

It seems like snow
is a coat of white

Laid down on top
of the earth,

But look at this.

Snow is made up
of tiny crystals of ice,

Or snowflakes,

And in each handful,

There are millions
of snowflakes,

And no two are ever alike.

When there's this much snow,

You absolutely, positively
have to build a snowman

Or a snowwoman.

Once your base is set,

You absolutely, positively
have to give him or her...

Personality.

Frosty,
you look fabulous.

There.

I think we'll call you fred.

There.

Now, what should I call you?

Hmm...ooh! Iris!

Uh, no.

Oh, I've got it.
Helen!

No. I don't think so.

Um...

Oh...

Penelope.

Yes!

Penelope.

Penelope, I wouldn't
leave you in the snow

Without a flurry
of books to read,

If you catch my drift.

Here are some frosty treats.

You don't have to
take my word for it.

My name is lisa.

My favorite things
about winter

Are playing in snow
and holidays.

This book, over the river
and through the wood,

Is about
an old-fashioned thanksgiving.

You might recognize the words.

They also go
into a song.

It's about a family

That visits
their grandparents.

They see people ice-skating

And building snowmen.

It's a long ride, and they're
happy to see their grandparents.

This story makes me
feel warm inside.

It reminds me
of my family

When the kids ask,
"grandma, is the pudding done?"

This story
captures the chilly weather

And the hot pumpkin pie.

Get this book and enjoy
thanksgiving all year round.

Hi. I'm bienvenido lora.

Here's a cool book
called winter.

Let's check it out.

This book will make you
shiver your shoes off.

It has astonishing pictures

Of animals
living in the wilderness,

Like the long-tailed weasel

And the coyote.

The black-capped chickadee
is cute.

Here's a bull moose.

He's got bad-looking antlers,
a thick coat, and a long nose.

Check out this bird.

He sits on a colorful plant.

All the photographs
are close up.

You feel like
you're right there.

These animals were new to me,

But now I'll never
forget them.

Pick up a copy of winter.

I'm danny brupbacher.
I read a great poem

Called stopping by woods
on a snowy evening.

It's about a trip
through a snowy forest.

I could listen to it
over and over.

"Whose woods these are
I think I know."

"His house
is in the village, though."

"He will not
see me stopping here

To watch his woods
fill up with snow."

"My little horse
must think it q*eer

"To stop
without a farmhouse near

"Between the woods
and frozen lake,

The darkest evening
of the year."

"He gives his harness bells
a shake

To ask
if there is some mistake."

"The only other sound's
the sweep of easy wind

And downy flake."

"The woods are lovely,
dark, and deep,

But I have promises to keep--"

Grandpa!
Grandpa!

Grandpa!

Grandpa!

"But I have promises to keep

"And miles to go
before I sleep...

And miles to go
before I sleep."

Easy, boy.
We're going home.

Hee hee!
Ha ha ha!

Hoo!

I, too, have miles to go
before I sleep.

Every bit of me is so cold,

I feel like
one big icicle.

So I'll say good-bye
to this wintry-white world

That sparkles and shimmers
like a dream

And say hello to a big,
hot mug of cocoa.

I'll see you next time.

♪ Take a look ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can go anywhere ♪

♪ Friends to know
and ways to grow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can be anything ♪

♪ Take a look ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow... ♪

♪ I can go twice as high ♪

♪ Take
a look ♪

♪ It's
in a book ♪

♪ A reading
rainbow ♪

♪ I can go anywhere ♪

♪ Friends to know
and ways to grow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can be anything ♪

♪ Take a look ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow... ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

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Today's reading rainbow
books are...

Snowy day: stories and poems,

Edited by caroline feller bauer,

Illustrated by margot tomes,

Published by harper collins.

Over the river
and through the wood,

By lydia maria child,

Illustrated by iris van rynbach,

Published by
little, brown and co.

Winter, by ron hirschi,

Color photographs
by thomas d. Mangelsen,

Published by cobblehill books,

An affiliate
of dutton children's books,

A division of
penguin books usa inc.

Stopping by woods
on a snowy evening,

By robert frost,
illustrated by susan jeffers,

Published by
dutton children's books,

A division of
penguin books usa inc.