About this item
Highlights
- If you were dormant / waiting out the cold, the dry, the heat / you would pause.
- 7-8 Years
- 8.8" x 8.5" Paperback
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Animals
Description
About the Book
"Plenty of plants and animals tough out the harshest conditions by becoming dormant. Explore the science behidn the many different ways plants and animals wait, rest, and pause."--Dust jacket.Book Synopsis
If you were dormant / waiting out the cold, the dry, the heat / you would pause.
Captivating photos of animals accompany simple, engaging text to explain dormancy in nature. This highly curricular book teaches young readers about different kinds of dormancy and which animals do what. Featuring creatures like ladybugs, chickadees, squirrels, and even alligators, this book won't put curious kids to sleep!
"A refreshingly original exploration of a physical process both common and important in the natural world."--starred, Kirkus Reviews
Review Quotes
"[C]ould be incorporated into a class in many ways, such as a read aloud, an introduction to a science unit, or a thematic unit about seasons."--Booklist
-- (8/30/2019 12:00:00 AM)"A refreshingly original exploration of a physical process both common and important in the natural world."--starred, Kirkus Reviews
-- (5/17/2019 12:00:00 AM)