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All about Sleep from A to Zzzz
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All about Sleep from A to Zzzz Hardcover - 2008

by Elaine Scott; John O'Brien (Illustrator)

Have you ever wondered what happens when yougo to sleep? There's a lot more to it than you mightthink. Part of the time, your body is paralyzed. Partof the time your brainwaves are exploding with activity.If something goes wrong in the sleep process,you might find yourself getting dressed or eatinga meal without ever waking up you might eventhink you're being abducted by aliens. Awardwinningscience writer Elaine Scott's clear explanationsof what we know about sleep and what's still amystery, graced by John O'Brien's lighthearted linedrawings, will give you a whole new understandingof that third of your life that you spend asleep.


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Have you ever wondered what happens when you go to sleep? There?s a lot more to it than you might think. Part of the time, your body is paralyzed. Part of the time your brainwaves are exploding with activity. If something goes wrong in the sleep process, you might find yourself getting dressed or eating a meal without ever waking up?you might even think you?re being abducted by aliens. Awardwinning science writer Elaine Scott?s clear explanations of what we know about sleep and what?s still a mystery, graced by John O?Brien?s lighthearted line drawings, will give you a whole new understanding of that third of your life that you spend asleep.

From the publisher

Elaine Scott, author of Poles Apart: Why Penguins and Polar Bears Will Never Be Neighbors, is the winner of the 1999 Science Writing Award. She lives in Houston, Texas.

John O’Brien is a New Yorker cartoonist. He has illustrated dozens of children’s books, including many in the Who Was . . . biography series. He lives in Delran, New Jersey.

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  • Title All about Sleep from A to Zzzz
  • Author Elaine Scott; John O'Brien (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Ed 1st Pr
  • Pages 58
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Viking Children's Books, NYC
  • Date 2008-10-16
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780670061884 / 0670061883
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.18 x 6.8 x 0.45 in (25.86 x 17.27 x 1.14 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 1050
  • Library of Congress subjects Sleep
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008006074
  • Dewey Decimal Code 612.821

About the author

Elaine Scott, author of "Poles Apart: Why Penguins and Polar Bears Will Never Be Neighbors," is the winner of the 1999 Science Writing Award. She lives in Houston, Texas.

John O'Brien is a" New Yorker" cartoonist. He has illustrated dozens of children's books, including many in the Who Was . . . biography series. He lives in Delran, New Jersey.

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