The work as a whole makes a unique, engaging readaloud from start to finish, and children may well pull it from the shelves again and again to revisit favorite excerpts. Potter contributes smoothly textured, dusky-hued illustrations, which delicately visualize the slumbering beasts, from a pod of sperm whales bobbing under a blanket of blue ocean, to crimson queen fire ants asleep in a pile as minuscule workers scurry around them. In both poetry and graceful prose, Hosford ( Mama’s Belly) has a knack for translating scientific research into mesmerizing language for a range of ages. Zebra finches, for instance, spend their REM sleep perfecting their song: “Other birds may dream of worms/ Or flower beds or thunderstorms/ But every night this bird performs/ A concert in his mind.” Spreads also feature an additional paragraph that expands upon each poem with information about each creature. Each selection offers intimate, focused glimpses into the slumbers of crepuscular, cathemeral, diurnal, and nocturnal creatures while explaining concepts such as REM sleep, hibernation, and unihemispheric sleep. soon, I hope, soon.In this magnetic, informative collection, playful poems explore the surprisingly varied sleeping patterns of 18 different animals. I finally got to visit my 49th state last year (yay!! and it was awesome) so that leaves only one to go. Originally from New England, I lived and taught on the coast of Maine for many years, then spent 14 years in the glorious sunshine of Tucson, Arizona, before moving four years ago to south central Pennsylvania - a new adventure! I adore my kids, my grandkids (I got married at 'age 9'), my students, books and reading, quilts and quilting, yarn and knitting, papercrafts and altering books, genealogy, letterboxing, watching movies on the 'big screen' - and hitting the road to adventure far and wide. I've taught fourth and fifth grades, middle school literature, and college-level children's literature. I've taken a job as School Librarian at a private K-8 school, and I'm so excited! I retired from teaching six years ago and then spent almost four years as a children's librarian/aide at the public library, I missed teaching, so. Dear America: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson. PICTURE BOOK - Infinity and Me by Kate Hosford.

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