{"id":36819,"date":"2022-02-14T21:43:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T01:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=36819"},"modified":"2022-02-14T21:43:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T01:43:08","slug":"review-of-wait-rest-pause-dormancy-in-nature-by-marcie-flinchum-atkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=36819","title":{"rendered":"Review of Wait, Rest, Pause: Dormancy in Nature, by Marcie Flinchum Atkins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Wait, Rest, Pause<\/p>\n

Dormancy in Nature<\/em><\/p>\n

by Marcie Flinchum Atkins<\/p>\n

Millbrook Press, 2019. 32 pages.
\nStarred Review
\nReview written October 22, 2019, from a library book<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a children\u2019s picture book about science simple enough to use in Preschool Storytime \u2013 yet it taught me some things. <\/p>\n

The book looks at six creatures that go dormant for some amount of time. Each one gets two spreads, the first about what happens when they are dormant, and the second about what happens when they are active again. The language is simple and repetitive between creatures, and the spreads are filled with big, beautiful pictures.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an example:<\/p>\n

If you were a dormant ladybug, you would\u2026
\nfatten up,
\npile up,
\nstiffen up.<\/p>\n

You would swarm into a ladybug pile, sharing warmth together.<\/p>\n

You would pause.<\/p>\n

In spring you\u2026
\nwiggle awake,
\nfeast,
\nflit away.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The dormant creatures featured include trees, ladybugs, Arctic ground squirrels, chickadees (dormant for a few hours on cold winter nights), alligators, and earthworms (dormant when it\u2019s too dry).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the book finishes off:<\/p>\n

If you were dormant, you would be\u2026
\nsilent,
\nstill,
\nwaiting,
\njust waiting,
\nuntil\u2026<\/p>\n

maybe the spring,
\nmaybe the warmth,
\nmaybe the rain
\nhelps you\u2026
\nstir,
\nburst,
\nappear!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a simple and clear science presentation for very young learners. There are more details at the back, including different types of dormancy.<\/p>\n

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