For Henry and his big dog Mudge, spring means admiring the first snow glory, playing in puddles in the rain, and watching the five new kittens next door.

Spring Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement is a tribute to the state's earliest Norwegian emigrants, and to generations of Norwegian Americans who have made this small farming community amongst deep valleys, fjord-like bluffs, and winding streams their true vesterheim. It is a tale told through striking historic photographs, many previously unreleased, and personal narratives, often humorous and always insightful. The area was first settled...

Simple text reveals the anticipation of a boy who, having planted seeds while everything around is brown, fears that something has gone wrong until, at last, the world turns green.

As winter melts into spring, the frozen earth turns into magnificent mud.

Through simple text and full-color photographs, examines what happens in nature when spring comes. Includes a picture glossary and a website for further information.

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to the weather changes that take place in the spring, such as the weather getting warmer, which triggers plant growth and signals to animals it is time to have babies.

When the townspeople complain about the cold weather, Old Winter's feelings are hurt and he takes a very long nap in the meat locker of the P&J Supermarket.