The Animals' Winter Sleep

Taking nonfiction into the realm of bedtime read-to-me stories this rich melodic text paired with detailed color pencil illustrations describes how 13 North American animal speciessuch as black bear ermine pileated woodpecker porcupine river otter and ruffed grousesurvive harsh winter snows snug inside their dens nests burrows and lodges. Additional information geared to very young children includes animal winter survival adaptations such as the foods they eat nesting materials camouflage and predator survival along with a series of questions that encourage children to look back at the illustrations for clues. A line art diagram of the final panorama illustration that identifies the location of all 13 animal species is also included.