Grand Grasshoppers: A 4D Book

by Megan Cooley Peterson

Overview

What makes a grasshopper a grasshopper? What are the grandest grasshoppers from around the world? Carefully leveled, engaging text supports life science curriculum related to classification, behavior, life cycles, and more. Smithsonian Little Entomologist feeds kids' natural curiousity about the little critters in their world to meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781977105721
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	02/01/2019
Series:	Little Entomologist 4D
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.75(w) x 8.75(h) x (d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Megan Cooley Peterson is a children's book author and editor. Her book How To Build Hair-Raising Haunted Houses (Capstone Press, 2011) was selected as a Book of Note by the TriState Young Adult Review Committee. When not writing, Megan enjoys movies, books, and all things Halloween. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and daughter.

Table of Contents

Meet the Grasshoppers 4

Spur-Throated Grasshoppers 6

Bird Grasshoppers 10

Lubber Grasshoppers 14

Band-Winged Grasshoppers 18

Bush Grasshoppers 22

Slant-Faced Grasshoppers 26

Glossary 30

Critical Thinking Questions 31

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

Each title begins with an intro spread that overviews bug, showing readers how to identify it Following spreads provide more details about specific kinds of each bug Includes information about classification, behavior, life cycles, other other science curriculum topics Stunning macro photography;