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A non-fiction picture book. How do animals sleep? Some alone, some in packs, some upside-down, some in the daytime...Kate Prendergast takes a close look at the sleeping habits of a wide range of animals, birds and fish. Includes meerkats, bats, horses and dogs - and who knew that fish slept with their eyes open? A first information book, illustrated with beautiful close-ups of the animals featured, the book ends with a question - do animals dream? and four pages of curious animal facts.

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Gorgeous illustrations attractively answer any curious child's question: where and how do different animals sleep?... Brief notes at the end provide exactly the right amount of information to add detail to the pictures. -- Julia Eccleshare * LoveReading4Kids * I fell in love with the illustrations. What a lovely way to teach children about other animals... This would make a lovely gift for young children. -- Louise Nettleton * Book Murmuration blog * Infused with a lovely, gentle humour and with the added bonus of a factual section at the end. Perfect bedtime reading. -- Sarah Donaldson * Gardners wholesale publication * 'Sleep" is a gorgeous, gentle book, perfect for young nature lovers... This stunning information book, with its focus on sleep, will be a perfect story for sharing at bedtime. -- Emma Davis * Childcare Expo *

Sleep: How Nature gets its Rest

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    A Paperback / softback by Kate Prendergast

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      Publisher: Old Barn Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/09/2019
      ISBN13: 9781910646274, 978-1910646274
      ISBN10: 191064627X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A non-fiction picture book. How do animals sleep? Some alone, some in packs, some upside-down, some in the daytime...Kate Prendergast takes a close look at the sleeping habits of a wide range of animals, birds and fish. Includes meerkats, bats, horses and dogs - and who knew that fish slept with their eyes open? A first information book, illustrated with beautiful close-ups of the animals featured, the book ends with a question - do animals dream? and four pages of curious animal facts.

      Trade Review
      Gorgeous illustrations attractively answer any curious child's question: where and how do different animals sleep?... Brief notes at the end provide exactly the right amount of information to add detail to the pictures. -- Julia Eccleshare * LoveReading4Kids * I fell in love with the illustrations. What a lovely way to teach children about other animals... This would make a lovely gift for young children. -- Louise Nettleton * Book Murmuration blog * Infused with a lovely, gentle humour and with the added bonus of a factual section at the end. Perfect bedtime reading. -- Sarah Donaldson * Gardners wholesale publication * 'Sleep" is a gorgeous, gentle book, perfect for young nature lovers... This stunning information book, with its focus on sleep, will be a perfect story for sharing at bedtime. -- Emma Davis * Childcare Expo *

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