| View Larger Image | Time to Sleep (An Owlet Book) | Paperbackby Denise Fleming (Author), Denise Fleming (Illustrator)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) | | Page Count: | 32 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 15, 2001 | | Sales Rank: | 35,356th |
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FEATURES | - ISBN13: 9780805067675
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
A warm, inviting bedtime book from a Caldecott winning illustrator.Bear sniffed once.She sniffed twice."I smell winter in the air," said Bear. "It is time to crawl into my cave and sleep. But first I must tell Snail."Denise Fleming presents a warm-hearted story about animals of the forest settling down for their winter nap. But, like children who must go to bed for the night, they each find a way to put it off just a little bit longer. Richly illustrated in fall colors, Denise Fleming's story book world is right on target for preschoolers. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 7 reviews)
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Short and sweet by J. Dams  4 Stars
October 27, 2009
My favorite part of all of Denise Fleming's children's books are her very unique illustrations. She uses a very different technique where she basically makes her own paper, that creates very interesting pictures. The story itself gives a very good introduction on the topic of hybernation in a fun way for children. It is simple, yet you stayed interested in the story. You meet a lot of interesting animals throughout the story, and the story even has a fun twist at the end.
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SVSU Teaching Student Review by J. Blossey 4 Stars
November 17, 2008
Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming is a great book for home or for the classroom. It could be an outstanding book to use for a bed time story because each of the animals in the story must find their friend to tell them it is time to sleep for winter. Also this short book could be an excellent book to use in a science classroom to discuss the concept of hibernation and that is why all the animals are going to sleep. The illustrations throughout the book are amazing as well. I would recommend this book for students preschool to second or third grade.
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Future Librarian is always pleased when it's "Time to Sleep" by B. A Vuolo (San Francisco)  5 Stars
March 11, 2008
Caldecott Honoree Denise Fleming is back with a great introduction to the concept of hibernation. Bear sees that it's time to go to sleep for the winter, and the message is passed from snails to skunks in the forest so that all are prepared for the impending season and model the idea of looking out for others. Ms. Fleming's unusual illustrations process, combining complimentary colors, stencils and cotton pulp, provide unforgettable results. Alliteration abounds, encouraging phonological awareness in the early reader. While "Sleepy Bear" by Lydia Dabcovich also explores hibernation, "Time to Sleep" remains a superior choice, due to the tremendous world Fleming builds through patterned language and evocative vocabulary, where woodchucks sigh and turtles ramble
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Teaches a valuable lesson by T. J. Boone (Pfafftown, North Carolina United States) 5 Stars
October 29, 2002
My 3 year old loves this book for the beautiful illustrations of the animals and the forest during Autumn. However, one night after we read it a bedtime, she looked over at me and said that she liked "how all of the animals took care of each other." If she can get this simple, yet crucially important lesson from a children's book, I would say that the author has gone above and beyond her intentions.
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A BEAUTIFUL TREAT 5 Stars
September 27, 2001
This book is another stunning sucess for Fleming. Beautiful illustrations, which employ autumn-ish color schemes, make for a visual treat, while the story conveys a wonderful message of social responsibility. Highly recommended for bedtime as well as discussions about hibernation (all the information about each animal's hibernation behavior is accurate, and obviously researched).
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SIMILAR PRODUCTS |
| Animals in Winter (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)
by Henrietta Bancroft (Author), Helen K. Davie (Illustrator)
Have you ever seen a butterfly in the snow? Probably not. Butterflies can't survive cold weather, so when winter comes, many butterflies fly to warmer places. They migrate. Woodchucks don't like cold weather either but they don't migrate; they hibernate. Woodchucks sleep in their dens all winter long. Read and find out how other animals cope with winter's worst weather.
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| What Is Hibernation? (Science of Living Things)
by John Crossingham (Author), Bobbie Kalman (Author)
This work is for ages 6-12. Hibernation is one of nature's greatest miracles, allowing animals to sleep through periods of extreme cold (and heat). From the tundra to the desert, this ability enables animals to live in some of Earth's harshest climates. Full-colour photographs and vivid text combine to give children a view of the many different ways that animals "sleep it off". Highlights include: how an animal's body uses fat to survive and even wake itself up; how an animal finds and prepares...
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| Big Tracks, Little Tracks: Following Animal Prints (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1)
by Millicent E. Selsam (Author), Marlene Hill Donnelly (Illustrator)
Does a cat use his claws when he walks?How does a rabbit run? What does a skunk smell like? Find out the answers in this classic text that teaches young readers how to track animals by finding footprints and other clues. Marlene Donnellys lovely illustrations and Millicent Selsams gentle text make this a perfect first book for children with a budding interest in animals and nature. Included is a new Find Out More page with lots of hands-on activities.
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| Hibernation (Patterns in Nature series)
by Margaret Hall (Author)
Simple text and photographs introduce hibernation and how some animals prepare for and experience hibernation each year.
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| When Winter Comes
by Nancy Van Laan (Author), Susan Gaber (Illustrator)
Where oh where do the leaves all go when winter comes and the cold winds blow?
What happens to fish, flowers, field mice, and other living things when ponds freeze and the air turns blustery? Walk with a curious child and his parents as winter's first snow falls and find out....
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