THE SEASONS and the Science of Phenology – Page 5

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	By Anna Harwell Celenza, professor of music at Georgetown University, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (Charlesbridge Publishing, 2012) is the picture-book story – with included CD – of how Antonio Vivaldi, with the help of talented young girls at an orphanage in Venice, created his famous four violin concertos, collectively titled “The Four Seasons.” The concertos, the author explains, were written to accompany four seasonal sonnets – “Spring,” “Summer,” “Autumn,” and “Winter” – which are included at the back of the book. For ages 4-8.
	See Classics for Kids: Antonio Vivaldi to learn about the composer and listen to “The Four Seasons: Spring.”
	Find out how your musical preferences change with the seasons.

	Kathy Ross’s charmingly illustrated Crafts to Make in Spring (Millbrook Press, 1998) has instructions for 29 creative spring-themed crafts, among them cotton-swab pussywillows, a robin door hanging, a wind puppet, and a crocus gift garden. Also by Ross, see Crafts to Make in Summer, Crafts to Make in Fall, and Crafts to Make in Winter. For ages 5 and up.
	Marie LeBaron’s 144-page Make and Takes for Kids (Wiley, 2011) has crafts and recipes for each month of the year. Make clothespin butterflies, paper-tube snakes, apple garlands, and corncob prints. For ages 5 and up.
	For seasonal crafts for elementary-level kids, Enchanted Learning’s The Seasons has an assortment categorized by season, among them eggshell tulips, a pop-up summer flower garden, a fall leaf string, and a snowflake card.
	From TLC, How to Make Paper Planters has instructions for a Four Seasons Tree, sporting one decorated branch for each season of the year.
	See Four Seasons of the Year Crafts – among them a great four-seasons felt board.
	Crafts by Season has many, for every season of the year.
	The That Artist Woman website has wonderful and creative children’s crafts categorized by season. Make paper hyacinths, a nesting bird weaving-and-poetry project, pastel-resist butterflies, felted fall trees, and much more.

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