Hello, World! Kids' Guides: Exploring Insects

by Jill McDonald

Overview

The best-selling Hello, World! board book series expands into picture books, for science and nonfiction fans who are ready for the next step.

In Exploring Insects, readers can learn all about bugs, with pollinators like bees and butterflies, incredible rainforest insects, and even an insect that uses its butt to warn off predators! Insect fans will find:

• Fascinating details about bugs and how they help the environment.

• Panels of stats for kids who love data, with information about body parts, diet, location, and more.

• Questions that ask the reader to think about insects in relation to themselves, such as "If you had wings, where would you fly to?"

Loyal Hello, World! fans who are reading on their own, as well as any kid who loves nonfiction, will find many captivating hours of learning and inspiration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593568224
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	02/07/2023
Series:	Hello, World!: Hello, World! Kids' Guide
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

JILL McDONALD is the Missouri-based author-illustrator of the Hello, World! nonfiction children's book series. Her cheery and colorful art can be found on clothing, fabric, bedding, stationery, puzzles, and games and in a variety of books for babies and toddlers. See more of her work at jillmcdonalddesign.com and follow her on Instagram at @missjillmcdonald.

Editorial Reviews

2022-10-26
A wide-angled introduction to the realms of the creepy-crawlies.

Aiming at graduates of her board-book Hello World series, McDonald first breaks down typical insect body parts, from thorax to spiracles, and then goes on to profile four common insects—plus earthworms as a sort of honorary member of the six-legged clan. In no particular order she then offers a jumble of topical spreads (rainforests, jumping insects, insect camouflage, defense mechanisms) and a close look at Meganeuropsis (a colossal extinct dragonfly) on the way to a closing promotion of entomological encounters as a hobby or even career. Her naturalistically detailed illustrations, which look like flat perspective paper collages, include cutaway views of worm tunnels and ant colonies and are done in bright colors that show flowers and butterflies to particularly flattering effect. Aside from an artificial beehive on one page, shoes and hands, one light-skinned, one brown-skinned, are the only signs of human presence. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

A random assortment of facts and subjects, but the bright art and the specific terminology are pluses. (sources, further reading) (Informational picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews