Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781580897167)

A 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book

Everyone knows about animals that hibernate in the winter. But it's time to discover animals that sleep all summer long!

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.

Author: Melissa Stewart
ISBN-10: 1580897169
ISBN-13: 9781580897167
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Language: English
Published: 04/27/2021
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.10h x 10.30w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 512558 / Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate

Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2021 pg. 47
School Library Journal 04/01/2021 pg. 139
Publishers Weekly 05/17/2021
Shelf Awareness 05/11/2021
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2021 pg. 143
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average