This is one of my all-time favorite books.Children learn about the exciting world under the snow – the subnivean world – where life is still going on. Voles, mice, chipmunks, beetles, mites, spiders, even plants are still thriving in this under-snow world. We learn that the snow traps the warmth of the earth. There is even a beautiful filtered light through the layer of snow.
My Kindergarten after-school group enjoyed this book today. After talking about the subnivean world, we made models of that exciting world. We used a folded paper plate. On the inside we colored the soil brown and added pictures of little animals. On the folded top, we glued on soft white shredded cottonballs. Since this is the world we see, the children added snowmen, sleds, even children. Then we put a brass brad and a piece of pipe cleaner to clasp the secret world inside.
The Library at Butler Corner is awesome. Please come and visit. There are so many beautiful books – children’s books, middle grade books, and adult books. We have a loft where you can curl up and read, and all the books are check-out-able if you have a membership to Butler Corner. Memberships are $20 per year for an individual, $30 a year for a family of 5, and $50 a year for the “birder’s special” for those who want to come early in the morning or late in the evening to walk the trails at the Nature Center.
The library is an “old fashioned” library with pockets inside the books where you sign the card to check it out. Most of the books are nature related, except for the children’s books where we have a large selection of not only nature books, but fairy tales, story books, poetry, fables, and books about other cultures.
Valentine's Day at the Nature Center
Miss Kathie
2/14/2020
More Snow Stories
Miss Kathie
1/10/2020
In the Snow: Who's Been Here?
Miss Kathie
11/15/2019
Goats, Goats, and More Goats
Miss Kathie
11/8/2019
New Library Books
Miss Kathie
11/4/2019
It's for the Birds
Miss Kathie
10/20/2019
Fall Stories
Miss Kathie
10/12/2019
Leaf Jumpers
Miss Kathie
9/28/2019
Clouds
Miss Kathie
9/20/2019
What a Wonderful World
Miss Kathie
9/13/2019
Everybody Needs a Rock
Miss Kathie
8/23/2019
New Story on the Trail
Miss Kathie
8/14/2019
Story Time Fun
Miss Kathie
7/27/2019
Story Time at the NCBC
Miss Kathie
5/31/2019
The Story Trail
Miss Kathie
4/30/2019
Spring has Sprung
Miss Kathie
4/8/2019
Ruffleclaw
Miss Kathie
1/28/2016
The Wright Three
Miss Kathie
1/21/2016
The Blue Genie
Miss Kathie
1/14/2016
The Subnivean World
Miss Kathie
1/11/2016
It's Been A While
Miss Kathie
1/10/2016
A Clone of Myself
Miss Kathie
1/10/2016
One of My Favorite Chapter Books
Kathie
4/1/2015
Chapter Books
Kathie
4/1/2015
Christmas Time at the Library
Kathie
12/13/2014
Visit to School
Kathie
12/4/2014
Our Favorite Books
Kathie
12/3/2014
Emma and the Blue Genie
Kathie
11/10/2014
More Comments about Elsewhere
Kathie
11/9/2014
Surprised
Kathie
10/29/2014
Diamond Willow
Kathie
10/16/2014
Elsewhere
Kathie
10/16/2014
The Land of Stories
Kathie
10/16/2014
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You
Kathie
10/15/2014
Magic at the Bed and Biscuit
Kathie
10/6/2014
Colors Abound
Kathie
10/1/2014
Glory B
Kathie
9/27/2014
Chickens in the Library
Kathie
9/24/2014
Autumn
Kathie
9/23/2014
Bussalo
Kathie
9/22/2014
Children's Library
Kathie Butler
9/22/2014