| Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean Contributor(s): Karwoski, Gail Langer (Author), McLennan, Connie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1934359017 ISBN-13: 9781934359013 Publisher: Arbordale Publishing OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: Water Beds is a soothing bedtime story that answers the question of how marine mammals (animals that breathe air) manage to sleep in the ocean. Youngsters meet ten marine mammals, including sea otters, bottlenose dolphins, manatees, harbor seals, humpback whales and walruses, and learn about each animal's unique sleeping habits. Although the brief portraits are based on up-to-date scientific research, author Gail Langer Karwoski weaves the facts into simple, poetic language. Connie McLennan's rich oil paintings capture the ocean's habitats and its appealing creatures. The story invites children to drift into peaceful sleep on the gentle waves of imagination. The educational supplement includes teaching trivia about marine mammals, their sleeping habits, and how they have adapted to their watery environment. It also includes a make-your-own marine mammal craft using various animal adaptations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Marine Life - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams |
| Dewey: 599.5 |
| Lexile Measure: 880 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.8" W x 8.3" (0.40 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 89486 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This soothing bedtime story explains how ten different marine mammals--animals that live in water but breathe air--sleep in the ocean. Based on up-to-date scientific research, the brief portraits are explained in simple, poetic language. Water Beds invites children to drift into sleep on gentle waves of imagination. The -For Creative Minds- educational section includes fun facts about marine mammal adaptations, and a -Design Your Own Marine Mammal- craft. |