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All the Insects in the World
Imagine you shrank to the size of a penny and walked around outside. You might see a river of ants, a swooping dragonfly scooping up a mosquito, or a buzzing bumblebee hovering over a flower, sipping sweet nectar. You might even see a twig staring back at you with its eyes. And if you look closely, you\u2019ll see the world transform before you into a busy, bustling domain of insects. ''What would I see if I looked really closely?'' asks Caterpillar. Join Caterpillar on its journey through the insect world, discovering fascinating facts, leading to one huge -- and transformative -- discovery about itself.
32 pages, Hardcover
Published November 21, 2022
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July 26, 2023
This is a fabulous book!
David Opie is author and illustrator of a book that depicts a caterpillar moving through grass, soil, and near (but not in) a stream. We witness the same parade of insects that the caterpillar views. The text conveys some key facts about insects, their key traits, various types of insects. Because our caterpillar friend moves through various stages that concludes with being a butterfly.
Spoiler alert: The back matter includes a guide for identifying all the insects depicted in the book, so do not feel overwhelmed trying to identify them by yourself. If you can stuck, you can flip to the back!
Here is a list of just a portion of the insects depicted in the illustrations and identified in the back matter: Monarch butterfly, June beetle, paper wasps, Picasso bug, polyphemus moth, leaf insect, green darner dragonfly, European honeybee, rhinoceros beetle, and carpenter ant.
The illustrations of the insects are detailed, vibrant, and situated in their habitat. This book will be a good introduction to those curious about insects and a great reinforcer of information to readers who are already insect obsessed.
I see this book as ideal in a classroom for 5th or 6th graders (because some of the text would be a little challenging for younger readers). Because of the dozens of insects depicted in the book and identified in the back matter, I can see middle grade readers benefitting from this book.
This book makes me want to go to a park or nature trail with a magnifying glass.
David Opie is author and illustrator of a book that depicts a caterpillar moving through grass, soil, and near (but not in) a stream. We witness the same parade of insects that the caterpillar views. The text conveys some key facts about insects, their key traits, various types of insects. Because our caterpillar friend moves through various stages that concludes with being a butterfly.
Spoiler alert: The back matter includes a guide for identifying all the insects depicted in the book, so do not feel overwhelmed trying to identify them by yourself. If you can stuck, you can flip to the back!
Here is a list of just a portion of the insects depicted in the illustrations and identified in the back matter: Monarch butterfly, June beetle, paper wasps, Picasso bug, polyphemus moth, leaf insect, green darner dragonfly, European honeybee, rhinoceros beetle, and carpenter ant.
The illustrations of the insects are detailed, vibrant, and situated in their habitat. This book will be a good introduction to those curious about insects and a great reinforcer of information to readers who are already insect obsessed.
I see this book as ideal in a classroom for 5th or 6th graders (because some of the text would be a little challenging for younger readers). Because of the dozens of insects depicted in the book and identified in the back matter, I can see middle grade readers benefitting from this book.
This book makes me want to go to a park or nature trail with a magnifying glass.
January 28, 2023
Cool concept but a little clumsy with the wording.
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