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Gr 2–4—Ready for bare feet, her favorite spring jacket, and the return of her ant colony, Cody eagerly anticipates spring in this fourth book in the series. "Outside Cody's classroom window the world was changing before her very eyes. Icicles were melting. Grass was greening. The trees had a happy, fizzy look." Unfortunately, the transition from winter to spring never goes smoothly; Cody must contend with one more snow day, a bad cold (which she spreads to a number of classmates), a missing-in-action ant colony, and a now-too-small favorite spring jacket. Cody's world is changing on the inside t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In her fourth outing Cody (Cody and the Fountain of Happiness, rev. 3/15, and sequels) looks forward to spring. She writes, with her idiosyncratic spelling, in her journal: "It is my best season. In spring things that went away come back. For exampull ants. And flowers. Brand new things come. For exampull baby birds. And baby people." But, as Cody gradually learns, even though things may come back, not everything can be counted on to remain ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More