Why Do Bears Sleep All Winter?: A Book About Hibernation

by Mary Englar, Jane Duden, Bernd Heinrich

Provides an explanation of what hibernation is including why animals hibernate, and how they do it.

24 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2006

About the author

Mary L. Englar earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing and served as a professor at Mankato State. She was also a writer and publisher of educational children's books. In addition to her literary contributions, Englar served in the Peace Corps in Tunisia, further enriching her diverse experiences and perspective.

Reviews

[Megan B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the way this book begins by setting up a scientific inquiry about geese. It then proceeds to talk about different animals that hibernate and why and animals that estivate and why studying hibernation could help our astronauts.

A very readable nonfiction book which includes index, glossary and interesting "Did you know" fact boxes. Strong additional resources, both print and web, will help younger researchers find more information.

[Bethe · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book will be read to the 2nd graders as it has more in depth information than the other options in the hibernation lesson. I never thought about the idea of hibernation as a potential option in the research of deep space travel.

[Relyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this book along with a fiction story book to teach and reteach the differences between fiction and non-fiction. This book makes hibernation easy to understand.