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PreS-Gr 2 One way to describe this offering is to call it a wordless story with a soundtrack. Johnson switches between interior and exterior scenes to create a visual narrative: a youngster rises and gets dressed; a snowplow clears the road to his rural house; the boy shovels the walk while his father cleans the driveway; the school bus arrives; his mother rushes out with a forgotten present; the smiling child sits onboard anticipating a holiday celebration. F...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A boy wakes up on the last day of school before Christmas break and hears a snow plow coming down the country road: "Crash / Crush / Clank." With a spare text consisting almost entirely of onomatopoeic words, Johnson has created an aural portrait of a sno...Log In or Sign Up to Read More