Chirp, Chirp!: Crickets in Your Backyard

by Nancy Loewen, Rick Peterson (Illustrator)

Overview

Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of crickets. Includes anatomy diagram and activity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666306149
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	Backyard Bugs
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	31 MB
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About the Author

Nancy Loewen writes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Recent awards include: 2012 Minnesota Book Awards finalist (The LAST Day of Kindergarten); 2011 Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year (Share a Scare: Writing Your Own Scary Story); 2011 Book of Note, Tri-State Young Adult Review Committee (Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes); and 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (Writer's Toolbox Series). She's also received awards from The American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Independent Book Publishers Association, and the Society of School Librarians International. Nancy holds an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University, St. Paul. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two teenage children.

Table of Contents

Evening singers — The cricket's body — Waiting to hatch — Eating and growing — A cricket concert — Look closely at a cricket — Fun facts — Keeping crickets.