Recess at 20 Below

By Cindy Lou Aillaud

Book Overview

A kid favorite of life in the far north, Recess at 20 Below is now repackaged in a new design with bonus content from the author

Experience from a kid's perspective what it is like playing during recess when it is really cold: how the world sounds outside, how it tastes outside, how it looks, and even how it smells when the thermometer says it's 20 below. Learn about the layer after layer of clothing you have to put on to avoid frostbite before you could hit the playground, the tiny ice crystals you could just see in the air, the loud crunch, crunch, crunch sound your boots make when you walked.

Photographs of real kids with words by award-winning teacher Cindy Lou Aillaud have made this book popular all over North America because all the kids want to know what happens at 20 below zero. This revised edition also includes the author's answers to real questions she has received from kids everywhere about what life and school are like in Alaska.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1513261916
• ISBN13: 9781513261911
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 5

Customer Reviews

Awesome Book!!

I have had the pleasure of growing up in Delta Junction. This book made me think of the many days while in school having that story be so true!!! Great Book!! Im glad Mrs Aillaud did this she is a great teacher, writer and photographer!!!!!

Realistic Recess!

I shared this book with my grandson's second grade class and left it for the students to read during recreational reading. They all wanted a closer look! The colorful photos and snappy text bring this recess experience to life for kids, parents, and grandparents. As a former teacher, I could relate to all the preparation required for sending children outside on a nippy day. It is obvious this author has authentic background as a teacher in Alaska.

A beautiful book

Ms. Aillaud has wriiten a sweet story to go along with her magnificent photographs. I got cold looking at some of them. This book is a must for anyone who loves Alaska, snow, or recess. This little gem will be loved by children and adults alike. All school libraries should have one!!

Cindy Lou Takes You To A Winter Wonderland

The author transports young and old alike to beautiful and snowy Alaska through the eyes of her students. Readers will experience the frost and snow as her students bundle up and frolic in a winter wonderland during their recess. Beautiful images and words abound in this lovely book. It makes me want to be a child again... and hear the crunch of the snow under my feet. This is a great book to share with children of all ages. I highly recommend this book for teachers, parents and children.

Too much fun!!

This book was so much fun to read!! Schools will love showing classes what other kids their own age do for recess. The author uses the greatest quotes from kids to truly capture, in kid friendly language, how the kids do it! We laughed our heads off... froze snot!