Bright Beetle
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (587 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 099115441X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Johnson's Ladybug (Lerner, 1983) for the book's factual information, from which he has managed to create this simplified story without humanizing the small beetle or losing any important facts. This readable story follows a female ladybug from late summer when she hatches from an egg to the cool autumn day when she climbs inside a rotting tree branch to hibernate. When the warm sun melts the snow she will lay her eggs-and a new generation of beetles will brighten the meadow." The carefully chosen vocabulary, short sentences, and prose style of the text will grab the attention of young listeners as s
Rick Chrustowski grew up in Indiana and graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He loves to draw from nature, and spent lots of time studying ladybugs in the meadow near his farm in River Falls, Wisconsin while he was creating the illustrations for Bright Beetle. Bright Beetle is his first picture book.. He even bought some praying mantis eggs and hatched them in his garden
Soon each egg hatches into a tiny larva with a huge appetite for aphids. Hard shells form around them, and when they break through these shells, they are ladybugs at last. On a warm sunny day at the end of summer, a ladybug lays her little yellow eggs on a leaf. Despite the dangers of ants and praying mantises, the larvae thrive and grow big. Follow the life of one bright beetle as she journeys from the egg to adulthood.
Amazon Customer said Five Stars. Great. Bright Beetle A Customer A factual description of a lady bug's life cycle suitable for children 6 and older. Bright, striking illustrations make this book fascinating even to toddlers. The three adults in the room were as captivated as the children!