Chirping Crickets, Vol. 2
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Overview
Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!
That's the sound crickets make. You've probably heard them chirp on a summer evening. But did you know that they make their chirping sounds by rubbing their wings together, and that only male crickets can chirp?
Inside this book you'll learn about crickets, and even how to tell the temperature by counting a cricket's chirps.
Melvin Berger and Megan Lloyd have created a wonderful introduction to a fascinating insect: the cricket.
Chirrrp, chirrrp, chirrrpthats the sound of crickets on a summer evening. A male cricket makes this sound by rubbing his legs against a bumpy vein on his wing. Find out more about crickets, including how they hear with their knees, in this stunningly illustrated introduction to the cricket.
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of crickets while giving particular emphasis to how they chirp.
Synopsis
Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!
That's the sound crickets make. You've probably heard them chirp on a summer evening. But did you know that they make their chirping sounds by rubbing their wings together, and that only male crickets can chirp?
Inside this book you'll learn about crickets, and even how to tell the temperature by counting a cricket's chirps.
Melvin Berger and Megan Lloyd have created a wonderful introduction to a fascinating insect: the cricket.
Chirrrp, chirrrp, chirrrpthats the sound of crickets on a summer evening. A male cricket makes this sound by rubbing his legs against a bumpy vein on his wing. Find out more about crickets, including how they hear with their knees, in this stunningly illustrated introduction to the cricket.
Children's Literature
Text and illustrations provide information about the life cycle, anatomy, and behavior (including the chirping) of several varieties of crickets. The attractive, atmospheric illustrations include some dramatic close-ups. Hands-on activities include advice on caring for a pet cricket, making a model, telling temperature with a cricket, and making a chirping sound, and jumping like a cricket. This title is considered a Stage 2 in the "Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science" series.