Books in Did You Know series

A book for 7 - 10 year oldsLets Learn About Animals that HibernateAround the world, there are a lot of animals who like to sleep through the winter, or other times of the year. This action is called hibernation (hi*ber*nay*tion) . Many people think only bears do this but there are other animals who like a long nap too. You can see animals running all around digging holes and looking for nuts on the ground and other food that will help them go through the long winter months.Some animals sleep in trees, like squirrels do. Some sleep in caves or hollows, like bears do. Many of these animals try to find a nice hole in the ground because even when it is very cold outside, their home stays warm when it is underground.They want to be safe from the snow, wind and rains of springtime. Their home has to be just right and fit them so that it can stay warm as they sleep through all kinds of weather.Not all animals sleep the whole winter so let us look at the two kinds of hibernating animals, light sleepers and deep sleepers.Light Sleepers are animals like bears and raccoons that wake up from time to time. On warm days they may want to go out and take a walk around. Heavy Sleepers are called True Hibernators. They go into a very deep sleep in the winter. If you saw them they might even look like they were not alive any more, that is how slow they breathe.Lets find out more about these two types of animals. You may even have seen some getting ready for Winter near where you live. Can you guess what some of them are before you read more? Why not write them down and see how many you can guess.We will learn a little about each animal and how it prepares for winter.Table of ContentsHibernationLight SleepersBearsChipmunksGround SquirrlesSkunksRaccoonsHedgehogsCrocodilesTurtlesBeesHeavy SleepersMarmotsPrairie DogsHamstersFrogsGarter SnakesBats

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. 3...2...1...Blast off with this book of fun facts about spaceships, planets, the Milky Way, and more! Did you know that Saturn is the least dense planet in the solar system? If there were a body of water large enough to hold it, Saturn would float! How about that Neil Armstrong was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor? Or that Earth could fit inside Jupiter more than 1,000 times? Filled with tons of cool facts about outer space, plus colorful, humorous illustrations, this book is out of this world!

Think you know everything about your guy? Take the test and find out. A fun and easy quiz to do with that special guy! Whether you've been with him three weeks or three years ― there just might be some things you don't know. What better way to find out than together? Does he still have his tonsils?Does he believe there's life in outer space?Who's his oldest living relative?Take the test together and learn as you go!