Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate

by Melissa Stewart

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580897169
• ISBN13: 9781580897167
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.3" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4