Summertime sleepers : animals that estivate
(2021)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
E/571.78/STEWART,M

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Nonfiction E/571.78/STEWART,M Available
Kids' Nonfiction E/571.78/STEWART,M Available
Kids' Nonfiction E/571.78/STEWART,M Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2021]
DESCRIPTION

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 x 27 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781580897167, 1580897169 :, 9781580897167 (reinforced for library use), 1580897169 (reinforced for library use)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Subtitle shows "animals that hibernate" with "hibernate" crossed out and replace with "estivate"

"All science classrooms discuss animals that hibernate during winter months, but few know about animals that estivate--a prolonged sleep during hot or dry periods. Dual layers of text awaken readers to the reasons estivating animals become dormant--whether it's because warm weather threatens food supply or to avoid increased body temperatures. From the ladybug to the salamander, from the lungfish to the desert hedgehog, twelve estivating animals and their habits--both when sleeping and awake--are explained through clear text and elegant watercolor illustrations that create a scrapbook feel"--

Winner of the 2022 Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book Award

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