The Groundhog Day book of facts and fun

By Wendie C. Old, Paige Billin-Frye

Subjects: Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Nonreligious, Juvenile literature, Animals - Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Squirrels, etc, Woodchuck, Seasons, juvenile literature, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction, Seasons, Juvenile Nonfiction, Children: Grades 3-4, Holidays, Groundhog Day, Children's 9-12 - Sociology, Holidays (non religious)

Description: Every February 2nd, people in the United States wait to see if Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog living in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, will see his shadow and predict six more weeks of cold weather. But how can a groundhog predict the weather? And if it's winter, shouldn't he be hibernating? Are such predictions really accurate? Why is February 2nd so special? And do other groundhogs predict the weather?