This document summarizes the children's book "Hooray for Spring!" by Kazuo Iwamura. The story follows three young squirrels - Mick, Mack, and Molly - as they explore the signs of spring. It describes some common sights of spring, such as caterpillars eating leaves and bees collecting nectar from cherry blossoms. The book explores what happens when the squirrels encounter a hungry young bird and what it might eat among the sights of spring.

2. “Here is the perfect book to
welcome spring with your
favorite child.”
~ Kazuo Iwamura

3. Meet Mick, Mack and Molly…

4. Three young squirrels out exploring
the new spring.
What will they find?

5. Caterpillars like to eat leaves.

6. Bees suck
the nectar
from
cherry
blossoms.

8. Find out what happens when the
three squirrels meet a hungry
young bird.

9. What will this little bird eat?

10. Pine cones?
Raspberries?

11. Mushrooms?
Walnuts?

12. Find out in Hooray For Spring!
by Kazuo Iwamura

13. “The charming color illustrations,
filled with cute, cartoonish animal
characters, convey the wonder and
beauty of spring.”
~ Shelle Rosenfeld, Booklist

14. References
Iwamura, K. (2009). Hooray for spring! New York, NY: North-South Books Inc.
Rosenfeld, S. (2009). Review of hooray for spring. Booklist. Retrieved from
http://www.amazon.com/Hooray-Spring-Kazuo-Iwamura/dp/073582228X
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