Zoom in on Ladybugs

by Melissa Stewart

Overview

Readers explore the world of the ladybug with Melissa Stewart. They'll find out what a ladybug looks like, what they eat, and what their life-cycle stages are.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780766042155
Publisher:	Enslow Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/16/2014
Series:	Zoom in on Insects! Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 9 Years

About the Author

Award-winning author Melissa Stewart has written more than 50 science books for kids (and edited more than 200)! Her background in biology and journalism makes her perfect for bringing science to kids.

Editorial Reviews

The Zoom in on Insects! series does just what good science books for a young age group should: offer facts in short but easily understandable texts. Clear and engaging photos help whet readers' appetites to learn more. The titles follow a pattern, introducing habitats, body parts, and how the titular subject evolves. Bees is fine introduction to the insect and offers a cool close-up of a stinger, though there is no mention of the problems bees face due to colony collapse. Butterflies begins with habitats before continuing on with in-detail looks at body parts, including eyes, wings, and legs. The final few pages discuss the life of a caterpillar. Grasshoppers follows a similar organization with attention paid to color and food. Along with this material, Ladybugs shows how color helps repel predators. Each book ends with an illustration of the insect's life cycle and a page directing children toward helpful websites. The best part of the series is the wonderfully crisp photos, with certain images–an insect's eye, for example–lifted from the larger picture and put into a "zoom bubble," where kids can really see what's going on. Primary-grade students and their teachers will certainly appreciate this., Booklist June 1 & 15, 2014

From the Publisher

08/01/2014
Pres-Gr 1—Enslow continues to "Zoom in," this time focusing on insects (previous series have centered on "Body Invaders," "Crime Scenes," and "Bizarre Bugs"). Stewart breaks down these bugs part by part, providing basic information on antennae, legs, wings, eyes, as well as on their life cycles and habitats, relying upon sparse text ideal for young readers and a colorful, eye-catching layout. Though quality of the photos varies, for the most part, these close-up images will engage children--particularly Grasshoppers and Dragonflies.

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