April Book

The twelve updated and completely redesigned books in this series are each devoted to a month of the year. Featuring vibrant new photographs and fascinating facts, they cover the number of days, the season, the weather, holidays, and special events that happen for each month. Each book also addresses how weather varies each month for different parts of the country.

Marilyn Courtot - Children's Literature

As with the other books in the "Months of the Year" series, Brode introduces young readers to some of the characteristics, events and activities in the month of April. First readers learn that it is the fourth month of the year and that it has 30 days. Since April is part of the spring months, some of its typical characteristics such as a warm rain, blossoming flowers and plants are featured in the full-color pictures. In Washington, D. C. it is usually the month when the cherry blossom festival takes place and the mounds of soft pink flowers surround the tidal basin. If you are sports minded, baseball season starts in April, and the other event that starts during the month is April Fool's Day when some people play tricks or tell stories. Easter and Passover often occur in this month as does a break in the school year. The month of April is followed by May. A calendar showing the months of the year and the seasons wraps up the text. Some of the pages have rhetorical questions, which take away from the book rather than making it interactive. 2003, Weekly Reader,