What's with the Long Naps, Bears?: Learning About Hibernation with the Garbage Gang

by Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Derek Toye (Illustrator)

Overview

While the Garbage Gang is out exploring the trash dump, they meet a bear named Otto. When Otto explains that bears hibernate, the gang wonders, "What's with the long naps, bears?" But the gang learns that bears aren't the only animals that hibernate, and their question is soon answered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479570560
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Garbage Gang's Super Science Questions Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	570L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Thomas Kingsley Troupe is the author of a big ol’ pile of books for kids. He’s written about everything from ghosts to Bigfoot to 3rd grade werewolves. He even wrote a book about dirt. When he’s not writing or reading, he investigates the strange and spooky as part of the Twin Cities Paranormal Society. Thomas lives in Woodbury, Minnesota with his two sons.

Interviews

1. Topics relate to Next Generation Science Standards (STEM). 2. Goofy, funny characters hook readers into learning about science. 3. Inspired by the innocent and unintentionally funny questions kids ask about the world around them. 4. Comic book style art creates a fun and engaging pallete for readers to follow the characters on their journey.