Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story (Seasons in the wild)

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In this cozy bedtime story, follow a child and his grandma through a winter landscape to explore how the Earth goes to sleep for winter.

Spot the sleeping animals as the tale unfolds, then learn about their hibernation habits from the information pages at the end.

Co-authors Sean Taylor (picture book author) and Alex Morss (ecologist, journalist, and educator) offer a gentle introduction to the concept of hibernation. In the frosty, quiet forest, the snow blankets the ground and the trees have shed their leaves. Where have all the animals gone? Are they asleep too?

In each cutaway scene, see what the child cannot—that underground below his feet are dens with sleeping creatures, and within the hollow trunks of trees, animals are nesting. After the story, annotated illustrations explain the hibernation facts for each animal and what they will do when they wake up for spring.

Cozy up as you expand your and your child’s knowledge of the natural world.

From the Publisher

Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story

A beautifully illustrated bedtime story, perfect for cold winter nights.

A mix of narrative and non-fiction content, perfect for expanding children’s knowledge of the natural world.

Written by Sean Taylor and Alex Morss, a proactive and dedicated author duo with years of experience between them.

BAT

In chilly places, bats spend most of the winter hanging upside down, snoozing in their roost. They store up warm fat on their backs and bellies, to give them energy.

HEDGEHOG

A hedgehog builds a nest of leaves in winter. This is often under a shed, in an old rabbit burrow, or under a compost heap. As it sleeps, rolled into a tight ball, its body temperature drops from about 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35°C) to about 41 degrees Fahrenheit (5°C).

GRASS SNAKE

A grass snake finds a sheltered refuge underground, or in a deep pile of leaves or compost. Its winter resting place is called a hibernaculum.

ARCTIC WOOLLY BEAR

The Arctic woolly bear lives in the chilliest place on Earth. Every year it wakes up for just one month. It sleeps for all the rest of its 15-year-long life.

BAT

HEDGEHOG

GRASS SNAKE

ARCTIC WOOLLY BEAR

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Happy Yak; Annotated edition (October 12, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0711270163
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0711270169
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 – 7 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten – 2
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.3 x 0.45 x 11.4 inches