Wild Ways to Keep Out the Cold

Brrr! For human beings, it’s the time of year to pull out the scarves, boots, and mittens. But as fall moves into winter, animals prepare for cold weather in a great variety of fascinating ways. Young readers can take a playful look at these preparations with my picture book Winter Dance. Then they can dig deeper into the science behind these preparations with the expanded information found in these articles from TIME for Kids and the National Park Service.