![]() Playful and exuberant, see which animals are awake at night. until all the animals learn that THEY are night animals and accidentally scare two kids camping in a tent.Īs Night Falls Creatures That Go Wild After Dark by Donna Jo Napoli, illustrated by Felicita Sala The animals are hiding, keeping safe from the scary stuff in the dark. It’s a purposefully simple book with guided questions in the back such as “ Can you find examples of different light sources in the book?” ![]() She finds supper in someone’s backyard then returns home. Just who do the eyes belong to? Black and white pop-up creatures, that’s who.įox Explores the Night by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Richard SmytheĪ nocturnal fox searches for food in a busy city. Who’s Who in the Woods? A Pop-Up Mystery by Eryl Norris and Andy Mansfield A beautiful and reassuring depiction of the world at night. Little Owl can’t imagine how daytime could be better than the wonderful nighttime. “Little Owl was having a wonderful night.” He watches the animals in the forest - the possum family waddling along, hedgehog sniffing a mushroom patch, skunk nibbling at berries, cricket singing, and frog croaking. Want a list of nocturnal animals? Here are some of our favorites. – Joyce Sidman, “Welcome to the Night” in Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night These help the animals find food and avoid danger. Nocturnal animals have adaptations to help them live in the dark, including low-light sight so they can see in the dark, acute hearing or echolocation, or a strong sense of smell. Sometimes, nocturnal animals prefer the cooler temperatures of the night. This post is not about them.Īnimals who are active in the dark avoid predators or are predators and use the dark for hunting. ![]() Of course, the opposite of nocturnal is diurnal animals are most active during the daylight and sleep at night. These crepuscular animals include elephants, kangaroos, and red foxes. Some nocturnal animals are more active during dawn and dusk. Learn more about nocturnal animals like bats, owls, foxes, and raccoons in these illuminating children’s books about the world of the dark. For a different perspective, be sure to check out Peter Sis’s Nicky and Vera.Do your kids know about nocturnal animals? Nocturnal animals are animals who sleep during the day and are active during the night. His story is so interesting, though, that it seems a shame to relegate him to the back matter. ![]() Pros: The beautiful illustrations, riveting story, and extensive back matter make this a compelling nonfiction book that anyone with an interest in World War II or the Holocaust will want to get their hands on.Ĭons: This story is told from the children’s perspective, so Nicholas Winton is simply a mysterious man, as he would have been to them. Includes a timeline and extensive information on the Kindertransport Movement, Nicholas Winton, the five children, and The Children’s Memorial in Jerusalem, as well as additional resources, and notes from the author and illustrator. Fifty years later, they finally learn the identity of the man who saved them–Nicholas Winton, the British man who rescued 669 children. Their fears are confirmed at the end of the war when most learn that their parents have not survived. As the years pass, they grow more comfortable in their new homes, but worry as they hear news of Czechoslovakia. The children soon learn that the man has made arrangements with British families to take them in. Before long, the families are at the Prague railway station, saying good-bye to their children as they board trains that will take them to England. The kids are only vaguely aware of the man who’s offering them the chance to escape to safety. When Germany occupies Czechoslovakia in March 1939, the children’s parents have a difficult decision to make. Summary: Beginning in Czechoslovakia in 1938, the story follows five children from a peaceful happy life to a period of increasing restrictions and hardships for Jews.
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