Dormilones de Verano - by Melissa Stewart

Book Synopsis

A fascinating nonfiction read for 6-9-year-old kids who love animals and nature and want to learn about the different species that estivate!

En todas las clases de ciencias se discute sobre los animales que hibernan durante los meses de invierno, pero pocos saben sobre los animales que practican la estivación, un sueño prolongado durante los periodos calientes o secos.

La doble capa textual ayuda a los lectores a darse cuenta de las razones por las cuales los animales aletargados dormitan, ya sea porque el clima cálido amenaza el suministro de alimentos o para evitar el aumento de la temperatura corporal.

Desde la mariquita hasta la salamandra, desde el pez pulmonado africano hasta el erizo del desierto, aprende sobre doce animales que estivan y sus hábitos, tanto mientras duermen como cuando están despiertos, explicado mediante un texto claro e ilustraciones elegantes en acuarela.

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, learn about twelve estivating animals and their habits--both when sleeping and awake--explained through clear text and elegant watercolor illustrations.

About the Author

Melissa Stewart is the award-winning author of more than one hundred fifty science books for children. She holds degrees in biology and science journalism. Recent books include Summertime Sleepers; Seashells: More Than a Home; Feathers: Not Just for Flying; No Monkeys, No Chocolate; and Can an Aardvark Bark?

Sarah S. Brannen es la autora de Bear Needs Help y Madame Martine, y la ilustradora de Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate; Feathers: Not Just for Flying; Digging for Troy: From Homer to Hisarlik; y At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui. www.sarahbrannen.com

Sarah S. Brannen is the author of Bear Needs Help and Madame Martine, and the illustrator of Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate; Feathers: Not Just for Flying; Digging for Troy: From Homer to Hisarlik; and At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui. www.sarahbrannen.com