Possum is hiding from the sounds in the night, and his fear sets off a chain reaction in the other night animals.
Discusses the habits of animals that spend most of their lives in the dark, such as raccoons, owls, hyenas, and catfish.
Provides information about noctural animals and their senses, and discusses hunting, raising a family in the dark, bioluminescence, what noctural animals do in the daytime, and related topics
Beautifully illustrated by Jenny Wren, this title has gentle learning and is a magical introduction to the natural world.Also available: Sea Creatures
Learn about a variety of animals that sleep all day and stay up all night.
Describes some of the various kinds of animals that are active at night and sleep in the daytime, and discusses their senses, how they survive during the daylight, and how they communicate with each other in the dark.
The poems in Night Animals, by Yusef Komunyakaa, climb so deeply into the being of various beasts, from cricket to leopard to snowy owl, that we read them with an uncanny shiver of recognition.
Which animals come out at night? How do they find food in the dark? Where do they go during the day? In this book, you'll find the answers and lots more about the secret world of night animals.