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Night Creepers  |
A perfect nap or bedtime story told with short, lyrical text, young readers learn about crepuscular and nocturnal animals and some of their behaviors. Older readers learn more about each animal with sidebar information. This nonfiction picture book with a cuddle factor includes a 4-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 30-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Night Creepers is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension. Tap the animals and other things that make noise to hear their sounds.
Written by Linda Stanek, Illustrated by Shennen Bersani
32 pg, 8.5 X 10, Ages 3-7, Grades K-3, Lexile: 780, AR: 4.0, F&P: P
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| Keywords: nocturnal animals, crepuscular animals, diurnal, night adaptations, light shine, eyeshine |
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| Animals in the book: red fox, wolf, bat, flying squirrel, skunk, opossum, bullfrog, firefly, raccoon, owl, bobcat, white-tailed deer |
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| Vetters: Thanks to Kenneth Rainer, Education Coordinator at the GTM Research Reserve, and Cathleen McConnell, Community and Guest Engagement, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, for verifying the accuracy of the information in this book. |
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Reviews:
The book works equally well for lap-sitters and older children since these rhyming verses accompany longer paragraphs about each species
- Kirkus Reviews
"Night Creepers" is a beautifully illustrated, natural nocturnal animals litany presented in a sleepy succession of poetry -illuminated portraits with additional animal facts in sidebars on each page. Children will love being prepared for their sleeping time while learning about these species of nocturnal animals..."Night Creepers" is highly recommended for children age 3 and up.
-Midwest Book Review
The information is well researched and the writing is clear and concise. The structure of this book makes it perfect for siblings a few years apart in age to read together. In addition, there is some good back matter for further learning. This book will be a welcome addition to any family or school library.
-San Francisco Book Review
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