Summertime Sleepers imagine until the day of her

until the day of her fifteenth birthday

" the digitally rendered illustrations depict not only the progressively darker ocean color but also the changes in marine life

Co-author Gualinga describes how she and other members of the Kichwa community fought back after the Ecuadorian government sold part of the Amazon to an oil company

citizens on the homefront were trimming their diets to provide food for the army overseas

VERDICT Suitable for libraries needing to bolster their early nonfiction collections

Summertime Sleepers imagine until the day of herSummertime Sleepers Animals that Estivate By: Melissa Stewart Illustrated by: Sarah S. Brannen Here comes summer: time to take a break! What do mourning cloak butterflies have in common with pixie frogs and yellow bellied marmots? They all estivate, or sleep through summer. Everyone knows about hibernation, but this book by award winning author Melissa Stewart offers young readers a lyrical look at its fascinating warm weather counterpartestivation.