hibernation

Not wanting to hibernate alone, a young bear heads south and meets three grouchy dormice when he gets lost in a snowstorm.

Discusses the ways animals survive the winter, including animals which hibernate.

Photographs and simple text explain what hibernation is and why animals hibernate, and look at the physical changes that occur while the animals sleep.

Simple text and illustrations show how some animals adapt to survive in the winter.

Explains how various animals prepare for hibernation by stuffing themselves with food so that they can survive during the dormant months and how these animals prepare safe spots, like dens and burrows, so that they will be protected from predators as they sleep.

Explains the process of hibernation, describing how a dormouse prepares for the long sleep.

Presents a children's book for early readers that introduces vocabulary words through a story about Ms. Frizzle's class field trip where their bus turns into a bear.

Explains what hibernation is, why and how some animals hibernate, what animals do in the winter if they don't hibernate, and how we can help animals survive the winter.

Discusses adaptations of species to seasonal conditions, explores the physiology of hibernation, and describes the hibernation of several kinds of animals, including bat, bear, rodent, reptile, amphibian, and bird species.

Bruno the marmot wakes up after a long winter's hibernation to discover a beautiful dandelion outside his burrow, and promises to help her, even if it means losing his new friend.