| What is Hibernation? Contributor(s): Crossingham, John (Author), Kalman, Bobbie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865059640 ISBN-13: 9780865059641 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: Hibernation allows animals to sleep through periods of extreme cold and heat, enabling them to live in some of the world's harshest climates. Full-color photographs and vivid text explain how animals "sleep it off", including how the animal's body uses fat to survive and wake itself up, how an animal finds a den and prepares for hibernation, and more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - General |
| Dewey: 591.565 |
| LCCN: 2001037209 |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Series: Bobbie Kalman Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 8.44" W x 9.48" (0.34 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 55008 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Intended for ages 6-12, this work includes full-colour photographs and text that combine to give children a view of the many different ways that animals sleep it off. Highlights include: how an animal's body uses fat to survive and even wake itself up; how an animal finds and prepares its den for hibernation; and more. |