"Six weeks till frost" the wise old country folk say when the katydids begin to sing. But the katydids are the heralds of autumn and soon the fruits of the field will be ripening and the harvest gathered throughout the land.

Lucky children who live in the country can take part in this climax of activity on the farm. But autumn is a favorite season in town, too—walking to school under a tunnel of golden elm trees, raking leaves on the lawn and eating meals around bonfires in the back yard. And both town and country children can learn to watch for the brilliant stars in Orion's belt—as certain a sign of autumn as the faraway honk of geese flying south.

This new book, in a well-known series in praise of the seasons, has all the lingering charm of an Indian summer afternoon. Words and pictures make rhythmic patterns of shapes and sounds and colors that are now synonymous with the names of Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin.

From the dust jacket