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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     School Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Stewart, Melissa.     Subjects     Dormancy (Biology) -- Juvenile literature.     Sleep behavior in animals -- Juvenile literature.     Metabolism -- Regulation -- Juvenile literature.     Animal behavior -- Juvenile literature.     Animals -- Sleep behavior -- Juvenile literature.     Animals -- Behavior -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Stewart, Melissa.       by title:      Summertime sleepers ...       by call number:      571.786 S851ss     Search the Web     Stewart, Melissa.     Dormancy (Biology) -- Juvenile literature.     Sleep behavior in animals -- Juvenile literature.     Metabolism -- Regulation -- Juvenile literature.     Animal behavior -- Juvenile literature.     Animals -- Sleep behavior -- Juvenile literature.     Animals -- Behavior -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Summertime sleepers : animals that estivate / Melissa Stewart ; illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen. by Stewart, Melissa. Charlesbridge, c2021. Call #: 571.786 S851ss Subjects Dormancy (Biology) -- Juvenile literature.   Sleep behavior in animals -- Juvenile literature.   Metabolism -- Regulation -- Juvenile literature.   Animal behavior -- Juvenile literature.   Animals -- Sleep behavior -- Juvenile literature.   Animals -- Behavior -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781580897167 1580897169 Alternate title:  Animals that estivate Animals that hibernate/estivate Description:  1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm. Notes:  The word "hibernate" is crossed out and replaced with the word "estivate". "A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection"--Page [4] of cover. "Estivation is just like hibernation only it happens in the summer instead of winter. Why do some animals settle into cool, snug spots and sink into a summertime sleep? Because it's too hot for their bodies to function, or their food is in short supply. Some estivating animals sleep in groups; others rest alone. Some go on a long journey before they slumber; others hunker down right at home. From the pixie frog to the spotte turtle to the desert hedgehog, discover how a variety of animals survive by taking a break during the hottest days of the year"--Book jacket. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages [34] & [36]). Summary:  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. Other authors:  Brannen, Sarah S. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Children's Nonfiction 571.786 S851ss Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Bedford Public Library Children's Nonfiction 571.786 S851ss Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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