Spanish / Chile
Sueño animal
(Animal sleep)
Lazzarino Binelli, Silvia
(text)
Arce Letelier, María José
(idea/illus.)
Villarreal Gil, Paula
(text)
[Santiago de Chile]: Muñeca de Trapo, 2023. – 49 p.
(Series: Informativa)
ISBN 978-956-9829-41-3
Animals | Sleep | Non-fiction
Reading age: 8+
White Ravens issue: 2024
A charming way to show the fascinating diversity of the animal kingdom is to focus on one particular aspect of life that allows interesting comparisons to be made. In this non-fiction book, María José Arce Letelier and Silvia Lazzarino Bonelli have looked at the way animals sleep and grouped them into categories. Some species, such as bats and certain kinds of monkeys, sleep in groups, others sleep in water, and still others sleep in a nest – just like humans. Some sleep in an upright position, while others sleep throughout the entire winter. short, easy-to-understand texts, specific features of each behaviour are described. It is informative and entertaining – just as a non-fiction book should be. The picturesque colour illustrations lend »Sueño animal« a particularly aesthetic charm. Mini fact sheets of the animals described, a glossary, and bibliographical references round out this attractive volume. [JW]