Overview
Grasshoppers don't just jump and fly. They also sing. Learn about grasshoppers and their busy lives.
If you like crawly creatures, then this is the set for you. These entertaining and educational insect books are crawling with bugs, bugs, and more bugs! Young readers will get a close-up look at some of the creepiest creatures in the world around them. Large, full-color photographs and easy-to-read text explore the bugs' appearances and common behavioral characteristics.
Synopsis
Grasshoppers don't just jump and fly. They also sing. Learn about grasshoppers and their busy lives.
If you like crawly creatures, then this is the set for you. These entertaining and educational insect books are crawling with bugs, bugs, and more bugs! Young readers will get a close-up look at some of the creepiest creatures in the world around them. Large, full-color photographs and easy-to-read text explore the bugs' appearances and common behavioral characteristics.
Chris Gill - Children's Literature
I am about the size of a child's little finger and I rub my legs against my wings when I want to sing . . . what am I? In Hall's book, we find out what grasshoppers are, how they look, and what they do, just as the table of contents promises. Geared to early readers, images support the text, and repetition gently helps readers learn new words. Shorter than this review, the word count totals 84. Close up, full color photographs make those leaping legs, thin antennas, and chewing jaws easily recognizable. With the tremendous variety in their coloring, grasshoppers are very photogenic! Twenty-four pages in length, this book includes a table of contents, an index, book and website references, and a glossary. The web reference is Capstone Press's own www.facthound.com—a "safe, fun way to find" related Internet sites. A note at the beginning of the book informs us that this series "supports national science standards related to the diversity of life and heredity." Other titles in the "Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!" series include Ants, Crickets, Ladybugs, Praying Mantises, and Spiders. 2005, Capstone Press, Ages 5 to 7.
Editorials
Children's Literature
I am about the size of a child's little finger and I rub my legs against my wings when I want to sing . . . what am I? In Hall's book, we find out what grasshoppers are, how they look, and what they do, just as the table of contents promises. Geared to early readers, images support the text, and repetition gently helps readers learn new words. Shorter than this review, the word count totals 84. Close up, full color photographs make those leaping legs, thin antennas, and chewing jaws easily recognizable. With the tremendous variety in their coloring, grasshoppers are very photogenic! Twenty-four pages in length, this book includes a table of contents, an index, book and website references, and a glossary. The web reference is Capstone Press's own www.facthound.com—a "safe, fun way to find" related Internet sites. A note at the beginning of the book informs us that this series "supports national science standards related to the diversity of life and heredity." Other titles in the "Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!" series include Ants, Crickets, Ladybugs, Praying Mantises, and Spiders. 2005, Capstone Press, Ages 5 to 7.—Chris Gill