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Sleep Is for Everyone
Contributor(s): Showers, Paul (Author), Watson, Wendy (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0064451410     ISBN-13: 9780064451413
Publisher: HarperCollins
OUR PRICE:   $5.39  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 1997
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Annotation: Bedtime often seems to come too early, but what would happen if you never went to sleep? When scientists decided to find out, they discovered that your brain needs a rest after a long day of thinking, just as your muscles need a rest after a long day of work. A different kind of bedtime story, this book is the perfect response to the questions "Can't I stay up a little longer?" Full color.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Technology - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
Dewey: 612.821
LCCN: 96049375
Lexile Measure: 480
Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 1 (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.13" H x 9.96" W x 8.1" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 41747
Reading Level: 2.6   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

Read and find out about sleep in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Why do you get sleepy? When you feel tired, your body is telling you that it needs a rest. Everyone needs sleep. Babies need lots of sleep. Grown-ups need less. But no one can go without sleep for long.

A team of scientists stayed awake for as long as they could to see what could happen. Read and find out some wide-eyed facts about the science of shut-eye.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

    hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

    Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Contributor Bio(s): Showers, Paul: - Paul Showers wrote twenty books for the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, including favorites such as What Happens to a Hamburger? and Where Does the Garbage Go? Mr. Showers worked on the Detroit Free Press, the New York Herald Tribune, and for thirty years, the Sunday New York Times.