SuitabookWhy Do We Sleep?
Cathy Evans, Polya Plavinskaia
- Reading
- Try dipping into one topic at a time, then use the glossary when a scientific term is unfamiliar. The illustrations and brief text sections may also make it easy to pause and return later.
- Themes
- Sleep science and habits: The book explains how the body sleeps and introduces rhythms and sleep stages; it also offers a flow chart for reflecting on sleep habits. It presents sleep as a subject to understand, linking biological processes with everyday routines.
- Dreams, myths and animals: Alongside human sleep, the book explores animal sleep and dreams, hibernation, and myths linked to sleep from different parts of the world. These subjects broaden the book’s account of sleep across animals and cultural stories.
- Worth knowing
- Dreams, nightmares and sleep disorders are among the subjects mentioned. If these are already on your child’s mind, you could browse those parts together and pause to distinguish general information from anything they are worried about personally.