In areas with snowy winters and warm summers, after the long cold winter is over the days grow gradually milder and warmer until spring has come. Are you glad when spring comes? Why?

If you have a cold winter where you live, you can tell when spring is here. How pleasant the air feels as it blows in through the window! It seems to kiss us with its warm breath. You can hear the birds chirping as if they were happy. Perhaps a bee will buzz into the room. Many children will bring in from outdoors the dainty little spring flowers, anemones, blood root, hepatica, violets and buttercups.

Out in the country all nature is busy. The tree buds are swelling and bursting. The grass and flowers are springing up. The birds are building their nests. The farmer is ploughing and planting his fields.

Notebook Work: Label the top of your notebook page with "LESSON 25." Draw three signs of spring you see each year in your notebook.