Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
"We spend about 26 years of our lives sleeping, but how much do you really know about what happens when your head hits the pillow? This book answers all your questions about what goes on in your head when you snooze, including the difference between light and deep sleep, where dreams come from, and how essential sleep is to staying healthy. Discover fascinating facts about how people slept in the past, and how people sleep in different ways around...
Language
English
Description
How do animals fall asleep, where, and why? Once they're asleep how long do they stay asleep for? What goes on in their sleeping brains and bodies? And do they dream? Using cutting edge hidden infra-red cameras and thermal imaging technology, this film explores the unknown world of animals' sleep time. Filmed at Bristol Zoo, one of the oldest in the world, the program moves from day to night through to dawn, following the key moments as animals reach...
5) Hibernar
Author
Language
English
Description
Provides an introduction to hibernation, and explains how and why some animals prepare for and experience hibernation each year. Written in English and Spanish.
Language
English
Description
"It is commonly understood that sleep in some form or another is an almost universal phenomenon among animals, including humans. However, the specific reasons why we need sleep are not as clear. The articles in this volume explain what sleep is, the benefits it has on the mind and the body, and its role in cognitive and biological functions. It examines disorders that disturb normal sleep and what these disorders tell us about our need for sleep....
10) Sleep and rest
Author
Language
English
Description
Invites young readers to learn healthy habits by discovering the similarities and differences between humans and animals.
13) Sleepy book
Author
Language
English
Description
Simple text and pictures describe how different kinds of animals sleep.
Author
Language
English
Description
An illustrated exploration of how animals live their lives, particularly the unique ways many of them sleep, hunt, eat, reproduce, and communicate with one another--like birds that can sleep when gliding on their wings, or other animals that fall asleep but leave one half of their brain still awake.
17) Animal naps
Author
Language
English
Description
Uses rhyming text and photographs to show the sleeping patterns of various animals, including mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and fish.
19) Animals sleeping
Author
Language
English
Description
Simple text explains the varied ways in which such animals as flamingos, ball pythons, dolphins, and horses sleep.