Though I teach middle and high schoolers, this is the kind of science book that I like to have in my classroom: accessible and interesting. Younger readers will enjoy it as well; particularly the activities!

Lovely book. Very well written and very informative. Great illustrations as well. We enjoyed it. Thank you for writing it my son always wondered how exactly he leaves change color. Now he knows.

This is an informative non-fiction picture book that explains how and why leaves change colour through the seasons. The author uses proper scientific terminology such as Chlorophyll and chloroplasts to explain about pigments and colouring. The concepts are fairly simple in the main text, but my grandson who is 5 has some trouble understanding all of it. I think it would be more suited to children aged 6 and up. The back pages explain the concepts in more detail for further discussion with older children and as an adult, I also learned a few things. The illustrations are simple and enhance the text well. This would be a great book for a primary classroom to read in the fall or during a study of plants.

This book is BEAUTIFUL and informative. Even as an adult, it either refreshed my memory or taught me something I didn't know. Kids will love this!

Summer Green To Autumn Gold Uncovering Leaves Hidden Colors by Mia Posada #SummerGreenToAutumnGold #NetGalley

This vibrant cut tissue paper collage illustrated informational text explaining why and how leaves change color, belongs in every pre-k through grade 2 New England classroom, ready to be read aloud to children every fall. An accessible explanation given through fluent facts written in clear sentences about the mysterious and interesting transition changing leaves experience.

The use of labels, the font and placement of the text, the use of bold color words (deep purple) and interesting verbs, the glossary, and the seamless transitions of change throughout the seasons, are some of the highlights of this beautiful presentation of the life cycle of a leaf.

STEM to STEAM to STREAM. We need more science read alouds in our classrooms.

This is a perfect book to introduce kids to the lifecycle of leaves. The writing puts scientific concepts on a good level for kids age 4-6. We will definitely be using it in our nature study this school year. The illustrations are just gorgeous which is a great bonus!

Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The perfect nonfiction book to add to any autumn book collection. This book has beautiful illustrations and explains in child friendly terms why leaves change colors. It even gives you ideas for hands on activities!

Great illustrations combined with fantastic information about different leaves and what makes them change colors.

I would love to thank Millbrook Press ™, Mia Posada and NetGalley for this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is amazing!! This is not necesarilly only for children, because there are also adults who don't know about these things.

We get to see why plants are green and why they turn into different colors along the year.
This is one of the best non fiction books I've read! I would definitely buy this book for my future children!

With its colourful collage-style artwork reminiscent of Eric Carle, and it’s informative and captivating text, Summer Green to Autumn Gold charmed me from the first page. This truly feels like a work full of heart and a desire to share a very special feeling of connection of humans natural world, and one young children will enjoy reading time and time again. Posada’s passion and interest in nature permeate this book in a very palpable way, drawing out the natural curiosity and wonder with the world in her young readers in a very approachable and engaging manner.

Each double-page spread is bursting with colour, cycling through the seasons of the year and highlighting what makes each special, from the fresh tender feeling of Spring to the rainbow-like array of leaf colours in Autumn and slumbering bare branches amid the snow in Winter, there are sweet little details and wildlife to look out for all throughout the book.

Posada’s writing is romantic yet simple, explaining the biology behind leaf colours in an clear and respectful way without talking down to her audience. I was quite impressed with her masterful way with word choice, creating a magical-yet-scientific tone with her writing. The inclusion of extra details and experiments to try really round this volume of of nicely, inviting children to further their knowledge and interest if they so desire.

An absolute gem.

ARC copy provided by NetGalley and Lerner Publishing.

Summer Green to Autumn Gold is a largely factual telling of how seasons change, how leaves shift in color and how their cells fit into it all. The text itself is straight-forward, with certain guiding words set in bold or bright colors to break up what is otherwise information that could potentially be rather stale for a young reader not so interested in chloroplasts and chlorophylls. However, the book is a very informative, clear (if somewhat clinical) intro to elements of plant biology that excels through its fantastic artwork. The artwork is tactile, a bright mix of color paper cut outs and watercolor backgrounds to show some texture of tree bark, leaves, etc. With a digital copy, I feel like I missed out on the true capacity for the great artwork and design to shine through.

This book is designed well and those who have an eye for use of negative space and balance of images on a page will see that here. There is an emphasis on color, with descriptions of leaves like burgundy or scarlet being set in text IN THAT COLOR, which is something I particularly appreciated. This is a book that SHOWS what it is talking about. As a self-admitted Eric Carle junkie in my youth, I do have some bias. This type of art is among my favorite for childrens books. Yet, I did find the information to be laid out in an easy to digest way and feel that this would make a great addition to the shelf (right next to a couple similar Carle books) for someone who maybe wants to teach their child about the seasons and gain an understanding of nature and science.

This is a very pretty, colourful book, about trees and leaves. I would have liked more text content and a mention that some leaves are copper or variegated all year long. We are shown a variety of green leaves, with some named, and how they are green through summer due to chlorophyll but change in autumn to reveal reds, yellows and other pigments.
There really isn't much more to it but at the last we do get more text and facts with a brief glossary of the new words. Good for kids from three to six. The setting is north America. With luck the book will make children interested in finding out more. I would have liked to see a few crafts to make with leaves and seeds.

I downloaded an ARC from Net Galley. This is an unbiased review.

A nice book to help you kids how the life cycle of a leave is like. Not over complicates it, introduces a few terms but explains it and shows it so they can get it. Very visual and nice to look at.

Pretty book! I bet the illustrations will look lovely in color! the book is a nonfiction about why leaves are green and how they change color. It's a simple enough text for 2nd -5th grade, maybe even 6th.

What a lovely educational children's book! A real gem of a book!
The pictures are amazingly beautiful, the colors are vivid and the text is perfect! Young children learn everything about the colors of leaves and nature but also about leaves and so much more!
Thank you for making us discover this superbe work!

Thank you #netgalley for giving me a copy of #summergreentoautumngold to review. I love non-fiction picture books. I have seen many that talk about leaves and plants and the food process for plants, but this is the first I have read that talks about the changing colors on a cellular level. The information is given in a way that is easily understood by young kids, but still entertaining to the older kids that I teach. I recommend this book for Pre-K through 5th grade. You could use it with older kids in the context of a science class for introducing plant life.

Summer Green to Autumn Gold is a pretty straightforward kid's book. I like the added detail of fauna types.

Cash-strapped school libraries can still consider this attractive volume, even if it concerns but one small subject. It conveys very briefly and very nicely the science and 'art' if you like of trees changing colours in the autumn, and the leaf cycle. But in that very sentence you find why I would never recommend it to anyone I know here in the UK – for this is full of "colors" and the season of "fall", which is a term that went out of fashion centuries ago. That said, the craft in the visuals makes up for it, and people who use North American English – and know the North American trees this refers to – will certainly get a lot out of it.

What a lovely book! Brightly colored artwork and clearly written, poetic text explain why leaves are green in the summer, change color in the fall, and ultimately fall from the tree. A wonderful book for science programs focusing on plants or just plain reading, enjoying, and learning.

This is a nice little non-fiction picture book that explains how and why leaves change colour through the seasons. Chlorophyll, chloroplasts, and various pigments are discussed. The concepts are fairly simple in the main text, and expanded upon a little more in the notes at the end.

I quite like the pictures here. They're done in collage, but it looks like the author has tried to stay faithful to the actual leaves (as a result, various types of leaves and the trees they come from are easily recognizable).

This book would be great in a classroom setting, especially in the fall. It's interesting and pleasant to look at. I'm well beyond the age of the target audience myself, but I learned something about leaves, too!