The Snowy Day, a 1963 Caldecott Medal winner, is the simple tale of a boy waking up to discover that snow has fallen during the night. Keats's illustrations, using cut-outs, watercolors, and collage, are strikingly beautiful in their understated color and composition.
There are three iron ranges in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, these are the Gogebic, Marquette and Menominee Ranges. The Gogebic was the last of the three great iron ore fields opened in the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin.
Mining for iron ore is considered to be one of the most important industries in the world, as its use is connected to a variety of different commerce through steelmaking. The majority of mining takes place in China, Australia and Brazil, but it can be found on almost every continent.