Winter Sleep - Annotated by Sean Taylor & Alex Morss (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>A mix of narrative and factual content, offering a gentle introduction to the concept of hibernation, seen through the lens of a child's journey walking through a winter landscape. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>In this cozy bedtime story, follow a child and his grandma through a winter landscape to explore how the Earth goes to sleep for winter.</b> <p/><b>Spot the sleeping animals</b> as the tale unfolds, then <b>learn about their hibernation habits</b> from the information pages at the end. <p/> Co-authors Sean Taylor (picture book author) and Alex Morss (ecologist, journalist, and educator) offer <b>a gentle introduction to the concept of hibernation</b>. In the frosty, quiet forest, the snow blankets the ground and the trees have shed their leaves. Where have all the animals gone? Are they asleep too? <p/> In <b>each cutaway scene</b>, see what the child cannot--that underground below his feet are <b>dens with sleeping creatures</b>, and <b>within the hollow trunks of trees, animals are nesting</b>. After the story, annotated illustrations explain the <b>hibernation facts for each animal</b> and what they will do when they wake up for spring. <p/> Cozy up as you expand your and your child's knowledge of the natural world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>"A wondrous introduction to the magic of hibernation for juvenile readers."</b> <br> --<b>Shaunterria Owens</b>, <i><b>Booklist</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Sean Taylor</b> is an award-winning author of over 50 books for young readers of many different ages. As well as writing, he has many years' experience visiting schools, where he works with poetry and storytelling to encourage young people to write themselves. He lives with his wife and two sons in Bristol. seantaylorstories.com</p></p><p><b>Alex Morss</b> is an ecologist, science journalist, educator, and author. She has worked in publishing for 20+ years and in ecology for 10+ years, and spent many more as a naturalist exploring the tree of life.</p><p><b>Cinyee Chiu </b>is originally from Taiwan, now traveling around the world. She got her illustration MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art. She's always happy <br> to try new things. The idea is to make things pretty, playful, and exciting.</p>
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