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Book

Secrets of the stars : 15 bedtime stories inspired by nature

Call Number

  • J 591.518 KLEP (CEN, EAS, OSH)

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Publication Information

London : Neon Squid : St. Martin's Press, 2025

Physical Description

160 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Audience

Grades K-3. Neon Squid.

Summary

Fictionalized accounts of nocturnal animal life.

"Every night reveals a thousand secrets... In this charming anthology of children's stories by Alicia Klepeis readers will be guided under the light of the moon to meet the amazing animals that come out when we're all asleep. In one story a lost wolf pup has to find its way back to its pack, while another looks at a flying fox as it goes for a midnight swim. Kids will be thrilled by the pineapplefish who has a flashlight built into its mouth, and marvel at a dung beetle that navigates by looking at the stars! Other stories feature American alligators, Fennec foxes, wombats, snowy owls, bushbabies, flying frogs, luna moths and even a rat making its way across a sleeping city. All of these nighttime animals and their habitats are brought to life with impressive skill by illustrator Jennifer Falkner. Each story in Secrets of the Stars is based on the real biology and behavior of these amazing wild animals, and at the end of each tale readers will find out more about the science that inspired the story. So as they drift off to sleep, they will know a little bit more about the animals that are waking up and beginning their day."--Amazon.

Notes

Includes index.

"Created for St. Martin's Press by Neon Squid."--Copyright page.

Contents

  • When the sun goes down...
  • The adventure beings ; Night flyers
  • The glowing eyes ; Night swimmers
  • Keep on rolling ; Small but mighty
  • Adventures by starlight ; A blue spectacle
  • Sounds of the Sahara ; Desert dwellers
  • Training in the tundra ; Meet the pack
  • Home, sweet home ; A friendly burrower
  • A wild winter chase ; What a hoot!
  • Learning from the expert ; Smelly, strong, and savage
  • Who glows there? ; Life on the reef
  • Blooms at bedtime ; Desert giants
  • The pizza heist ; A creature of many talents
  • The night flight ; The circle of life
  • Hide-and-seek ; Beware: flying frogs
  • The bush baby babies ; Petite primates.

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