"Brrr! The air is getting cold. Groundhogs move into the special burrows they spent the summer digging. It's time for them to settle down for a long snooze. Why do they need to sleep? Learn all about groundhog hibernation and how weather makes them sleep"--Provided by publisher.
A bear awakens from hibernation at the end of winter to eat different things during the spring and summer, only to return to sleep at the end of autumn.
"Rory and Sheldon are counting down the days until Christmas! But when Grumpus the bear starts wreaking havoc in their calm wood, they drop everything to save the day--."--Back cover.
"Follow a bear cub and its family as they prepare to hibernate for the winter. Through engaging text features, such as the vocabulary tree and the wrap-up activity, kids will be introduced to vocabulary in concept groups--helping them make connections between words and expanding their understanding of the world"--Provided by publisher.
An investigation of animal instincts, looking at the migration behaviors of humpback whales which swim three thousand miles to mate, examining the homing instinct and hibernation of bears, and discussing the parenting skills of primates.
