If you were dormant / waiting out the cold, the dry, the heat / you would pause.
Captivating photos of animals accompany simple, engaging text to explain dormancy in nature. This highly curricular book teaches young readers about different kinds of dormancy and which animals do what. Featuring creatures like ladybugs, chickadees, squirrels, and even alligators, this book won't put curious kids to sleep!
"A refreshingly original exploration of a physical process both common and important in the natural world."--starred, Kirkus Reviews
Debra Shumaker is a children's book author.
@BlairMooreBooks TEN BEAUTIFUL THINGS by Molly Beth Griffin, WATER IS WATER by Miranda Paul, WAIT, REST, PAUSE by Marcie Flinchum Atkins, BE A TREE! by Maria Gianferrari. (Hmmm, all of their first names start with M!)
Associate Publisher of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books, imprints of @lernerbooks. Also knitter, baker, ballerina, and mother. Incessantly curious. She/her
Hooray! The first review is in for WAIT, REST, PAUSE: DORMANCY IN NATURE by @MarcieFAtkins, and it's a 🌟 from @KirkusReviews: "A refreshingly original exploration of a physical process both common and important in the natural world." Full review: https://t.co/4EkJqcraED https://t.co/Sn9o4JFfGy
"[C]ould be incorporated into a class in many ways, such as a read aloud, an introduction to a science unit, or a thematic unit about seasons."--Booklist
-- (8/30/2019 12:00:00 AM)"A refreshingly original exploration of a physical process both common and important in the natural world."--starred, Kirkus Reviews
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