"Big, tall, and strong, with thick brown hair
and a hump on its back - that's the grizzly bear.
In the summer it sleeps anywhere it can lie,
taking lots of naps as the day goes by.
When winter arrives, into hiding it goes -
to hibernate for many months in a row.
It digs a secret den under the ground -
so while it sleeps it won't be found."
In this companion book to Where Do Creatures Sleep at Night? (Charlesbridge, 2021), the authors look at size and sleeping habits. In four-line stanzas, the authors consider familiar animals and what they do when young readers are also sleeping.
Double-page spreads offer a realistic and attractive setting for a variety of animals: silverback gorilla, elephant, kangaroo, grizzly bear, ostrich, giraffe, black rhino, anaconda, hippo, crocodile, and lion. The details are attractive, the perspectives ever-changing and the scenes invite discussion with young listeners.
Kids interested in animal habits will enjoy the new learning offered at every turn of the page.
What animal is being described here?
It can sleep in the mud without a care
or float in a river with its head up for air.
It slumbers at night with one open eye,
to keep watch for animals who dare to come by."
I hope you make the right guess.
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