happy kiddo's mom 2008-03-31

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After seeing this book for the first time at a museum I decided to buy it. My son also remembered it after a short viewing at the museum, so it apparently had a good impact on him too.

I love the simple yet detailed illustrations - colorful & textured cutouts of each insect with no background noise. And the text has lots of info.

Not five stars because reading it feels kind of cumbersome. With the type of info presented, it would've been more effective in a more freestyle format w/ bullet-type text instead of trying to mimic a storybook. Simple text to match the simple pictures would've been nice.

There's also an odd statement in the book that made me wonder if the editing was done overseas or something... It states- "Crickets have long back legs for jumping" and "Grasshoppers have long legs for making music". uhh...isn't this switched around? I suppose it could work either way (but has anyone actually heard it that way?)

Anyway, this book is still a pleasure to look at and well worth the purchase. It's still much better & more comprehensive then the several other bug books we saw at the museum. And very preschooler-friendly.

Lynn Ellingwood 2007-10-15

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

This book is great because it is easy to read, clear in terminology and fun to read at the same time. My students are middle school students learning English, this book can be very informative and clear up any misconceptions of English words and definitions regarding bugs and insects. That can be enormously important in learning science in a language a student is not fluent in.

P. White 2007-05-06

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

This book and a bug box and you're set for the summer. My son often asks for this book.

C. Castillo 2007-04-05

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

I am a preschool science teacher and I have found this book to be incredibly helpful when we were learning about how living things are classified. When learning about invertebrates, this is the book to have! The language is age appropriate and the illustrations are excellent. My preschoolers love this book! They walk away with a lot of information that is easy to remember.

B. Zechner 2006-11-09

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

I got this book out of the library for my 3 yr old grandson. Bugs were very important objects this summer. He had me renew the book so many times I finally bought it. He loves to hear about the different bugs, count their legs and body parts and identify the pictures. He's learning about science and having a ball. It's one of his favorite bedtime books.