Overview
A creepy crawly interactive guessing game. In the latest addition to the popular Head to Tail series, author Stacey Roderick focuses on bugs --- a kid favorite! --- and challenges readers to guess which bug each of eight different body parts belongs to. A full spread asks a question about a body part, ""What bug has eyes like this?"" with an illustrated close-up of that part. The following spread provides the answer to the question, ""A grasshopper!"" along with a full illustration of the creature in its habitat and a paragraph of text about the highlighted body part, in this case the grasshopper's eyes. Children learn about the bugs' habitats, diets, behaviors and standout skills. There's even a trick question: ""What bug has a tail like this?"" The answer is ""None."" Bugs don't have tails! The interactive guessing-game of the text --- with just the right amount of repetition --- makes this an ideal choice for reading aloud. The bright, eye-catching cut-paper collage illustrations by Kwanchai Moriya have a playful charm and invite young children to study the details up close. Besides the eight featured bugs, there is an additional spread that includes seven other bugs and their unusual body parts, as well as text that explores which animals are categorized as bugs, or ""arthropods."" This nonfiction book has direct applications to the life science curriculum in the early grades, which covers the physical characteristics and habitats of living things. AGES: 0 to 2 AUTHOR: Stacey Roderick is a children's book editor and the author of Dinosaurs from Head to Tail, Ocean Animals from Head to Tail and Centsibility. She lives with her family in Toronto, Ontario. SELLING POINTS: . Kids love bugs - especially up close! A perfect subject for the popular Head to Tail series . Bright, eye-catching cut-paper collage illustrations add a playful charm to each creature . Interactive format with just the right amount of repetition makes for a perfect read-aloud
Full Product Details
Author: Stacey Roderick ,
Kwanchai Moriya
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Imprint: Kids Can Press
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.390kg
ISBN: 9781771387293
ISBN 10: 1771387297
Pages: 36
Publication Date: 01 December 2017
Recommended Age: From 3 to 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Attractive, informative, and beautifully designed.--Kirkus Reviews A successful example of read-aloud nonfiction that would be a welcome addition to most library collections.--School Library Journal
... a wonderful tool to introduce young entomologists to the enigmatic world of bugs.--CM Magazine A successful example of read-aloud nonfiction that would be a welcome addition to most library collections.--School Library Journal Attractive, informative, and beautifully designed.--Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Kwanchai Moriya is an illustrator and painter. He was born in New York and grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. He completed his education with a degree in History from the University of California and a degree in Illustration from the Art Center College of Design. Kwanchai lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
