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Bugs!
Animal Planet introduces information-packed nonfiction chapter books that are just right for pleasure reading and schoolwork.
Fly away on a fascinating journey to the world of Bugs! . Meet the fastest flyers and the long-distance travelers--from huge moths and colorful butterflys to busy bees and annoying fleas. Learn about massive locust swarms and hungry caterpillars. Bugs! is the perfect overview for developing readers ready to explore this popular animal subject on their own. Special features include full-color photography throughout, "Meet the Scientist" sidebars, and "In Your Newsfeed" articles about amazing new discoveries.
Don't miss the other books in the Animal Planet Chapter Books Snakes! , Dinosaurs! , and Sharks! .
Fly away on a fascinating journey to the world of Bugs! . Meet the fastest flyers and the long-distance travelers--from huge moths and colorful butterflys to busy bees and annoying fleas. Learn about massive locust swarms and hungry caterpillars. Bugs! is the perfect overview for developing readers ready to explore this popular animal subject on their own. Special features include full-color photography throughout, "Meet the Scientist" sidebars, and "In Your Newsfeed" articles about amazing new discoveries.
Don't miss the other books in the Animal Planet Chapter Books Snakes! , Dinosaurs! , and Sharks! .
112 pages, Paperback
Published June 13, 2017
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About the author
James Buckley Jr.
297 books70 followersIn addition to his work as a professional editor, James Buckley, Jr., is also the author of many books on American sports that are geared toward young fans and budding athletes.
Buckley, who has founded a company called Shoreline Publishing Group to produce books for reluctant readers, maintains that sports are far more than simple hobbies or ways to burn off excess energy.
Buckley, who has founded a company called Shoreline Publishing Group to produce books for reluctant readers, maintains that sports are far more than simple hobbies or ways to burn off excess energy.
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June 19, 2017
In this new installment in the Animal Planet Chapter Book series, James Buckley, Jr. leads young readers on an exploration of the world of bugs.
The opening page entitled BUG BITE offers a close up of a dragonfly with its various body parts neatly labeled as an introduction to Chapter 1: What makes an insect and insect?
The eleven chapters shift focus between general knowledge and the examination of specific types of insects. Insect Life Cycles, What’s for Dinner, Moving Around, and Insect Senses provide overviews of the topic with highlighted examples of termites, grasshoppers, waterstriders, katydids, and so on.
Additional chapters concentrate on some of the most familiar – butterflies and moths, interesting – ants and bees, abundant – beetles (350,000 known species), unusual – praying mantises and walking sticks, beautiful – dragonflies, and annoying – mosquitoes and flies.
FACT FILES, discuss where various insects live, lead readers through the process of metamorphosis, highlight the brief life of Mayflies, compare survival tools, detail insect locomotion, and explore possible reasons that moths are attracted to light. Colored text boxes define terms, and offer extra details.
A fun look at the amazing diversity of insect life that will capture the imagination and encourage young scientists at home or in school.
The opening page entitled BUG BITE offers a close up of a dragonfly with its various body parts neatly labeled as an introduction to Chapter 1: What makes an insect and insect?
The eleven chapters shift focus between general knowledge and the examination of specific types of insects. Insect Life Cycles, What’s for Dinner, Moving Around, and Insect Senses provide overviews of the topic with highlighted examples of termites, grasshoppers, waterstriders, katydids, and so on.
Additional chapters concentrate on some of the most familiar – butterflies and moths, interesting – ants and bees, abundant – beetles (350,000 known species), unusual – praying mantises and walking sticks, beautiful – dragonflies, and annoying – mosquitoes and flies.
FACT FILES, discuss where various insects live, lead readers through the process of metamorphosis, highlight the brief life of Mayflies, compare survival tools, detail insect locomotion, and explore possible reasons that moths are attracted to light. Colored text boxes define terms, and offer extra details.
A fun look at the amazing diversity of insect life that will capture the imagination and encourage young scientists at home or in school.
May 9, 2024
Animal Planet used to be one of my favorite channels when I was younger and I most definitely was hoping for this book to be a great resource. Unfortunately after starting to read it I was quite confused, especially since the reading level is meant for fourth graders but the reading itself is like an I Can Read book and when I was in that grade my reading skills were quite a bit higher.
Furthermore there is no mention in the book that the title is itself misleading and that the book is about insects in general while true bugs come from the order heteroptera for those who are more specific.
Meanwhile the rest of the book struggles with its audience reading level with the majority being the previous mentioned reading mode of brief sentences that don't flow smoothly but sound like a stilted dictation. In the various inserts that have been included to provide the reader with more information and also in a few other chapters the reading tone starts to sound more natural as if the author forgot that he was trying to use morse code for the rest of his book.
The book fluctuates with its chapters in exploring various groups of insects or aspects of insect life in general. Each chapter is generously illustrated with brightly colored photographs although sometimes with a more illustrated border that comes with captions.
I did enjoy the fact that the author chose to include mostly pronunciation for some of the words that younger readers would come across although there were a few although rare times where that wasn't offered in with some trickier words. I also liked they had a Meet the Group that was after the Resources page that explained which groups each of the mentioned insects in the book whether through photograph or text was from.
A part that did confuse me, though, was on the same page for the resources they included two fictional works while Charlotte's Web was one of them. It has been a while since I read the book but I can safely say I don't remember too much individual insect characters while Charlotte and her resulting spiderlings are arachnids thus wouldn't make for a great resource.
All in all if you have a much younger reader who is getting into insects and reading more chapter-sized books then this book may work for them but I honestly would try to look for something else that provides your child with a bit more of a nicer read while still being just as informative.
Furthermore there is no mention in the book that the title is itself misleading and that the book is about insects in general while true bugs come from the order heteroptera for those who are more specific.
Meanwhile the rest of the book struggles with its audience reading level with the majority being the previous mentioned reading mode of brief sentences that don't flow smoothly but sound like a stilted dictation. In the various inserts that have been included to provide the reader with more information and also in a few other chapters the reading tone starts to sound more natural as if the author forgot that he was trying to use morse code for the rest of his book.
The book fluctuates with its chapters in exploring various groups of insects or aspects of insect life in general. Each chapter is generously illustrated with brightly colored photographs although sometimes with a more illustrated border that comes with captions.
I did enjoy the fact that the author chose to include mostly pronunciation for some of the words that younger readers would come across although there were a few although rare times where that wasn't offered in with some trickier words. I also liked they had a Meet the Group that was after the Resources page that explained which groups each of the mentioned insects in the book whether through photograph or text was from.
A part that did confuse me, though, was on the same page for the resources they included two fictional works while Charlotte's Web was one of them. It has been a while since I read the book but I can safely say I don't remember too much individual insect characters while Charlotte and her resulting spiderlings are arachnids thus wouldn't make for a great resource.
All in all if you have a much younger reader who is getting into insects and reading more chapter-sized books then this book may work for them but I honestly would try to look for something else that provides your child with a bit more of a nicer read while still being just as informative.
June 26, 2017
At just over 100 pages long, kids that like learning about animals, nature, and bugs will be buzzing about this book for weeks. While it has more text and fewer pictures than bug books for younger readers, there are lots of interesting facts to glean and images to peruse. Kids will learn what makes an insect, what they eat, and the different families of insects. Of course, there's also a chapter on extreme insects that kids will love.
July 31, 2017
Fun early chapter book featuring amazing facts about bugs of all sorts. Attractively designed, filled with "bug bites," pages with extra facts about bugs, and full-color photographs, this is sure to please the budding entomologists in your life.
July 28, 2017
Interesting facts about insects with lots of pictures. It is a chapter book for 3rd or 4th graders.
September 18, 2017
A GoodReads GiveAway
It is amazing how ferocious some insects are when they are seen close up. Frightening enough to scare children.
It is amazing how ferocious some insects are when they are seen close up. Frightening enough to scare children.
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