  | Sleep : how nature gets its rest Author: Prendergast, Kate | |
| Price: $21.88 | ||
Summary:
Take a close look at the sleeping habits of meerkats, bats, horses, birds, and other animals around the world.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (07/01/19)
School Library Journal (12/01/19)
Booklist (08/01/19)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 08/01/2019 Ah, sleep. Adults crave it; kids avoid it. This straightforward picture book shows how and where a variety of animals settle down for a snooze. Some slumber habits are summed up in simple, declarative sentences (Giraffes sleep standing up). Others offer comparisons (Meerkats sleep in a heap. Rhinos sleep alone.) or interesting facts for young readers to ponder (Fish swim when they sleep and never shut their eyes!). After looking at 19 different animals, the main text ends with a conversation starter: Do you think they dream? Back matter offers boxed insets of random facts about the various critters. There's some additional material about sleep habits (cats can sleep up to 20 hours a day) plus some kid-pleasing trivia bits (a group of tortoises is called a creep). The mixed-media illustrations feature soothing, muted colors and portray the animals in cozy, reassuring attitudes of repose. This basic introduction should get kids thinking about where and why animals sleep where they do, an often-overlooked aspect of habitats and life cycles. - Copyright 2019 Booklist.
School Library Journal - 12/01/2019 Toddler-PreS–All animals sleep. Some sleep standing up, some sleep hanging down. Some sleep in groups and others sleep alone; some close their eyes and others keep them open. Prendergast presents a sweet bedtime tale that doubles as a beginning informational picture book. Children will enjoy the mixed media illustrations depicting familiar animals as chickens, horses, a cat and a dog, and other animals that might be new, such as sloths and meerkats. The illustrations, expressing the text faithfully, have a dreamlike quality achieved with soft curved brushes that invoke the different surroundings where animals slumber. This book can be used during a pajama storytime or at home during the nighttime routine. In addition, the back matter contains fun facts about the animals covered and five websites with information about animal habits. VERDICT A classic-themed picture book that will connect children with animals while sharing some basic facts about them.—Kathia Ibacache, Simi Valley Public Library, CA - Copyright 2019 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
