Why Do Cows Sleep Standing Up?: Answering Kids' Questions

by Nancy Dickmann

Overview

People don’t sleep standing up. But cows do! Why? You have questions, and this book has the answers. Find out all about cows and why they don’t need to lie down to catch some Zzzzzs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781977132765
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2021
Series:	Questions and Answers About Animals
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	460L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Nancy Dickmann has written more than 150 non-fiction books for children, specializing in science and history. Before becoming an author, she worked for many years as an editor and publisher of children’s books.

Table of Contents

Asleep or Awake? 4

Two Types of Sleep 6

Up or Down? 8

Special Legs! 10

The Stand-Up Sleeping Club 12

I'm Not Tired! 14

Do Cows Dream? 16

Quick, Grab an Umbrella! 18

Sleep Club Trading Cards 20

Glossary 22

Read More 23

Internet Sites 23

Index 24

Interviews

Simple scientific answers to kids’ real questions about the animal world;

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2021

Gr 1–3—Each book's title question serves as the primary focus while also leading into more general animal information. Coverage of the vampire bat, for example, features many facts about its blood-based diet but also touches on bat colonies, echolocation, size, and physical features. In Where Do Worms Go in Winter?, the explanation of how the creatures move and breathe leads nicely into the ways they try to survive the cold. When the answer to the main question is more nuanced, results are mixed. The fact that not all flamingos are pink is noted (Why Are Flamingos Pink?), for example, but the difference between gliding and true flight is not as clear as it might be in Do Flying Fish Really Fly? Photographs are large and clear, providing a good variety of examples to support the text. Each title ends with a simple craft activity that includes written instructions but limited visual support. VERDICT For larger animal collections.

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