Author: Angela DiTerlizzi
Illustrator: Brendan Wenzel
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2014
Ages: 4-8yrs
Themes: stories in rhyme, insects
Opening: Some bugs sting. Some bugs bite. Some bugs stink. And some bugs fight.
Summary: (from my library catalog) From butterflies and moths to crickets and cicadas, a rhyming exploration of backyard-bug behavior.
I like this book because: it features simple, spot on rhyme. Not too tight – just right! Bright, mixed-media collage illustrations are engaging and vibrant – makes you want to jump up for spring! (Which I hope has sprung when I return from the old country!)
Resources/activities: get out your magnifying glasses, turn over leaves, rocks, mulch – you’ll be surprised to see what you can find. Draw or take photos, create a class collage. Do this at repeated intervals throughout the year and gain a better sense of what otherwise remains a hidden environment.
Heading out on a search for picture books on foreign soil, so I won’t be PPBF-ing (or checking out everyone else’s posts – sorry!) until after mid-March. Until then keep up with the PPBF posts and parent/teacher resources you can find on Susanna Hill’s blog – HERE
Nothing like getting the bite from a good bug book. This one looks super cute. Great review, Julie! 🙂
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Haha! A guess if there is a good kind of sting this is it, Robin!
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I love this art!
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Makes good use of black, like you!
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What a PERFECT book!!! Rhyme and color and bugs!!! Have a fun trip Ms RZ!!
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Little protein nuggets, eh?
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My older son would have loved this! He was into entomology before he got into ornithology. 🙂
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All good things!
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Safe travels!
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Thanks, Michelle – put in a good word for me with the railroad strikers in Germany: just hold it off for 24 more hrs!
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I smell a story there, somewhere! At least an illustration!
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I love the sparse text with the emphasis on the illustrations. They are gorgeous. Love butterflies and some bugs.
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It is bejeweled!
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BUG LOVE! Great rhyme, BRIGHT illustrations AND a cat! It’s a winner!
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Tis!
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Got it on hold. Sounds great!
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Love this book! Because I love bugs…. and it’s so fun.
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What a delightful-looking book, Julie! I love that cover and all the bugs with their bug-eyes! The whole thing – text and pictures – is so appealing – just pulls you right in! Thanks so much for sharing!
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I love the bright illustrations.
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Thanks for popping in Rachel!
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Love it, especially the illustrations. Thanks for sharing.
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They are fun!
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You had me at the title … then the cover … then mixed media collage. Despite being snowed in, I stayed off the internet so I’m Perfect Picture Monday-ing ….
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That looks AWESOME!
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