Books published by publisher Blue Heron Pub

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

Another Quality Family Reader BookGreat to Read to Kids 6 and Up. Great for Kids 8 and Up to Read ThemselvesWhales Are A Lot Like You, is a book to assist young children with learning about animals around them. Many children wonder why Whales are not just fish. They swim after all, so what makes them different. Using images and facts the child comes to understand how Whales are mammals and that they are mammals too, and therefore have a lot in common with Whales.Whales are a very special group of animals that spend their entire lives in the water You will learn in this book, what makes them special. One of the things that makes whales special is that they are much more like humans than they are like a fish. For a long time, many people thought that whales were “just a type of fish” but now we know this is not true at all. Whales are animals that live in the water, but they are very social, communicative creatures who have a lot in common with you and me, including the special things that make them mammals! Table of ContentsAren't They Fish?What Is A Mammal?More Ways Whales Are Like UsWhales Breathe AirWhales Have HairWhales Feed Their Babies MilkWhales Are Warm BloodedTypes Of WhalesTypes of Baleen WhalesBlue WhaleFin WhaleHumpback WhaleGray WhaleTypes of Toothed WhalesSperm WhaleNarwhalBeluga WhaleKiller WhaleDolphins and Porpoises?Protecting Our Whale Friends