The Life Cycle of a Moth

by JoAnn Early Macken

This series describes the life cycles of some of the world's most fascinating winged creatures. Young readers will also learn about the behavior, habitat, and physical features of each animal. Colorful, eye-catching photographs support the informative, easy-to-read text.

24 pages, Library Binding

First published December 15, 2005

About the author

JoAnn Early Macken is the author of six picture books, including Grow, Baby Says “Moo!”, Waiting Out the Storm, and Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move, and more than one hundred educational books for children. Her poems appear in many children’s magazines and anthologies, including Hop to It! Poems to Get You Moving and the Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Her poetry instruction guide Write a Poem Step by Step is based on her workshops.

JoAnn earned her M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has taught graduate, undergraduate, and continuing education writing courses at four Wisconsin colleges. She presents writing workshops for writers of all ages.

JoAnn lives in Shorewood, Wisconsin. Visit her web site at www.joannmacken.com.

Reviews

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a short, easy-to-read non-fiction text for lower elementary detailing the life cycle of a moth from egg to adult. The text is a large font size and key terms are bold. Hard words are also spelled out phonetically. The educational text is accompanied by photographs with notations pointing out specific terms. Some of the anatomy and key features of adult moths are also highlighted/explained. The end of the book provides a graphic showing the life cycle, a glossary of key terms, and an index.

I would have loved some more pictures for various features (like a close-up of the scales on the wings, and a page showing a variety of moths), but this was still a well-done book. A great choice for K-2 classrooms studying insects.