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Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies

by Harriet Ziefert, Lisa Flather
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Overview

From bugs that swim to beetles that eat mice to butterflies of many colors, beginning readers will learn about the exciting world of bugs, beetles, and butterflies in this Science Easy-to-Read book. Carefully researched illustrations depict the insects in detail. A glossary identifies the name of each insect, and Science Fun activities encourage children to observe and learn.

Simple, rhymed text and illustrations introduce many different kinds of bugs, beetles, and butterflies, including the earwig, zebra butterfly, and water strider.

Synopsis

From bugs that swim to beetles that eat mice to butterflies of many colors, beginning readers will learn about the exciting world of bugs, beetles, and butterflies in this Science Easy-to-Read book. Carefully researched illustrations depict the insects in detail. A glossary identifies the name of each insect, and Science Fun activities encourage children to observe and learn.

Children's Literature

Meet a variety of creepy crawlies in this "Viking Science Easy-to-Read" book. Delightful, colored pencil illustrations show an attractive boy and girl looking at various insects (bugs, beetles and butterflies) they encounter while a rhyming text offers observations about the characteristics of these flying and crawling creatures. Four pages at the end give the names of the insects, a reference to the page in the text, and a close up view. The final page suggests a few activities.

About the Author, Harriet Ziefert

Harriet Ziefert has been making magic with words for many years. She is the author of over 200 books for young readers. A mother of two and grandmother of five, she lives in South Orange, New Jersey.

Liz Murphy was born and raised in England and attended the Kingston Art College, where she majored in graphic design. She currently lives with her husband and two sons in Montclair, New Jersey. Liz has illustrated four other picture books for Blue Apple.

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Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot

Meet a variety of creepy crawlies in this "Viking Science Easy-to-Read" book. Delightful, colored pencil illustrations show an attractive boy and girl looking at various insects (bugs, beetles and butterflies) they encounter while a rhyming text offers observations about the characteristics of these flying and crawling creatures. Four pages at the end give the names of the insects, a reference to the page in the text, and a close up view. The final page suggests a few activities.

Book Details

Published
October 1, 1998
Publisher
Penguin Group (USA)
Pages
32
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780140386912

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