Water Beds: Sleeping In the Ocean

Tuck your little ones into bed with this soothing, restful story. Youngsters meet ten marine mammals, including sea otters and bottlenose dolphins, manatees and harbor seals, humpback whales and walruses, and learn about each animal's unique sleeping habits. Although the brief portraits are based on up-to-date scientific research, author Gail Langer Karwoski weaves the facts into simple, poetic language. Connie McLennan's rich oil paintings capture the ocean's habitats and its appealing creatures. The story invites children to drift into a peaceful sleep on the gentle waves of imagination. The "Creative Minds" section includes information about what makes an animal a mammal, focusing on marine mammals in particular and includes a create-your-own marine mammal craft using adaptations for their watery habitat.