Sleep by Kate Prendergast
A non-fiction picture book. How do animals sleep? Some alone, some in packs, some upside-down, some in the daytime...Kate Prendergast takes a close look at the sleeping habits of a wide range of animals, birds and fish. Includes meerkats, bats, horses and dogs - and who knew that fish slept with their eyes open? A first information book, illustrated with beautiful close-ups of the animals featured, the book ends with a question - do animals dream? and four pages of curious animal facts.
Gorgeous illustrations attractively answer any curious child's question: where and how do different animals sleep?.. Brief notes at the end provide exactly the right amount of information to add detail to the pictures. -- Julia Eccleshare * LoveReading4Kids *
The soft, realistic, mix-media animal portraits radiate vintage warmth well-suited to the soporific mood with muted colors and gentle strokes. Fact-filled back matter adds depth for older readers. A soothing, informative offering to lull young creatures to sleep. * Publishers Weekly *
The majority of the book is a lovely bedtime story for the very young. Older readers will enjoy the backmatter, which expands on the earlier information and adds interesting tidbits... Facts to precede sweet slumbering. * Kirkus Reviews *
'Sleep is a gorgeous, gentle book, perfect for young nature lovers... This stunning information book, with its focus on sleep, will be a perfect story for sharing at bedtime. -- Emma Davis * Childcare Expo *
I fell in love with the illustrations. What a lovely way to teach children about other animals... This would make a lovely gift for young children. -- Louise Nettleton * Book Murmuration blog *
Infused with a lovely, gentle humour and with the added bonus of a factual section at the end. Perfect bedtime reading. -- Sarah Donaldson * Gardners wholesale publication *
I can't imagine anyone seeing the book's front cover and not wanting to pick it up!... The illustrations are quite amazing bringing to life the sleeping inhabitants of the book and showing their various habitats... This is a really lovely book to introduce the animal kingdom to young readers and perhaps great to read at bedtime, encouraging even the most restless of little ones that everyone goes to sleep! -- Victoria Dilly * The Book Activist blog *
This is a beautifully written book to awaken young minds to the wisdom of nature, to give them the gift of natural rhythms, and to inspire them with a profound respect for all that is quite simply normal and just right. * Bookanista blog *
The soft, realistic, mix-media animal portraits radiate vintage warmth well-suited to the soporific mood with muted colors and gentle strokes. Fact-filled back matter adds depth for older readers. A soothing, informative offering to lull young creatures to sleep. * Publishers Weekly *
The majority of the book is a lovely bedtime story for the very young. Older readers will enjoy the backmatter, which expands on the earlier information and adds interesting tidbits... Facts to precede sweet slumbering. * Kirkus Reviews *
'Sleep is a gorgeous, gentle book, perfect for young nature lovers... This stunning information book, with its focus on sleep, will be a perfect story for sharing at bedtime. -- Emma Davis * Childcare Expo *
I fell in love with the illustrations. What a lovely way to teach children about other animals... This would make a lovely gift for young children. -- Louise Nettleton * Book Murmuration blog *
Infused with a lovely, gentle humour and with the added bonus of a factual section at the end. Perfect bedtime reading. -- Sarah Donaldson * Gardners wholesale publication *
I can't imagine anyone seeing the book's front cover and not wanting to pick it up!... The illustrations are quite amazing bringing to life the sleeping inhabitants of the book and showing their various habitats... This is a really lovely book to introduce the animal kingdom to young readers and perhaps great to read at bedtime, encouraging even the most restless of little ones that everyone goes to sleep! -- Victoria Dilly * The Book Activist blog *
This is a beautifully written book to awaken young minds to the wisdom of nature, to give them the gift of natural rhythms, and to inspire them with a profound respect for all that is quite simply normal and just right. * Bookanista blog *
Kate Prendergast took a degree in Fine Art, but worked in the construction industry for many years before returning to study illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. Her debut picture book, Dog on a Train, was published by Old Barn Books in 2015. Kate volunteers with the reading charity Beanstalk and her rescue dog Neo is the subject of many of her drawings.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781910646229 |
| ISBN 10 | 1910646229 |
| Title | Sleep |
| Author | Kate Prendergast |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Old Barn Books |
| Year published | 2018-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Teach Early Years Awards 2019 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |