Copyright Date:
2016
Edition Date:
2017
Release Date:
04/18/16
Pages:
63 pages
ISBN:
0-500-65067-5
ISBN 13:
978-0-500-65067-7
Dewey:
595.7
LCCN:
2015943662
Dimensions:
35 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Starred Review ALA Booklist
(Sun May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2016)
Starred Review The title for this book is quite appropriate, considering that its oversize format is crawling with information on more than 25 types of bugs. The two introductory sections offer information for bug spotters and show a bug family tree, which differentiates between insects, spiders, centipedes and millipedes, slugs and snails, and worms. Individual bug groups (ants, dragonflies, bees, praying mantis, etc.) are shown on beautifully illustrated double-paged spreads buzzing with activity and awash with watercolor hues. Each spread includes four to five facts and a "Can You Find . . ." question that encourages readers to look closely at the pictures and identify a particular bug in the scene. For example, the beetles' spread shows the larvae in a hollow tree, a variety of beetles scurrying and flying, and a challenge for the reader to spot a pair of dung beetles rolling poo. The last third of the book takes a broader look at these critters, including how they move, why some love living in houses, and how readers can create a bug-friendly garden. Answers to the "Can You Find . . ." questions follow, along with scientific vocabulary. Zommer's (One Hundred Bones, 2016) detailed illustrations and the seek-and-find feature will keep young readers enrapt, as they absorb entomological basics from the approachable, fact-rich text. An eye-catching and engaging introduction to bugs.
Just how slow does a snail go? Are bugs afraid of the dark? Why do ants march in a line? Find out the answers to these and many more bug questions. Play search and find in the pictures, too. Will you spot all the bugs? Meet all kinds of flying, stinging, wriggling bugs from around the world in this first animal book to share with young children. It's packed with facts about how different kinds of bugs eat, hunt and have babies in the wild.