hibernation

"It's time for Bear to hibernate, but he can't sleep! His cave is filled with his friends--Raccoon, who snores; Beaver, who fidgets; and Skunk, who's just a little bit smelly. Then Bear gets an idea: he decides to reserve a room at a fancy hotel. The hotel has all the food, hot water, blankets, and pillows that Bear could ever want. So why is he still having trouble falling asleep?"--Dust jacket.

Discusses why animals hibernate, including bears, chipmunks, frogs, bats, and other animals.

Text and photographs examine animals that hibernate, and discusses the importance of this adaptation to survival.

"Fox, Chipmunk, Marmot and Bear are such good friends that they decide to build a forest home and live in it together. But when winter comes, Chipmunk, Marmot and Bear take to their beds. Fox can't wake them up at all"--Trade version Jacket flap.

Mrs. Bear plans a surprise Valentine's Day celebration for Mr. Bear despite their usual hibernating habits at that time of year.

Every autumn a bear shows up behind the farm, and goes through a series of routines before finding a den among the hilltop boulders where he sleeps all winter long.

"After hearing about winter from his friends, Hedgie the hedgehog tries to stay awake to experience its wonders"--Provided by publisher.

William asks his animal friends, one after another, to awake from hibernation and prepare a celebration for a special friend who has been away all winter.

"Winter is coming and it's time for black bears to hibernate; however, a black bear cub is making excuses to Mama Bear to try to avoid the inevitable"--OCLC.

After a long winter, the mice Whistler and Lila invite a sleepy bear to have breakfast at the lighthouse, but when he falls asleep in the garden for forty-three days, they realize he might not be done hibernating.