There's a Bug on My Book!

by John Himmelman

Overview

An interactive experience for readers to move the bugs around their book while learning important characteristics about these creatures. Learning becomes fun as children form a deep appreciation for the world around us!

Do you know any 3 or 4 year olds who love bugs? Young or old, you will love this book! Beetles fly, frogs hop, and slugs slide over the pages of this cute bug book, made to be read by a child while lying on the grass. Children interact with the book, with a tip, tap, and turn of the book, moving the critters along. The critters even interact with each other in surprising ways. John Himmelman brings together his expertise as both a naturalist and an artist to encourage children to explore nature in their own backyard.

Backmatter Includes:

• Explore More for Kids: photos and information about what it means to think like a scientist and more about the bugs in the book.
• Explore More for Teachers & Parents: STEM activities, read aloud suggestions, and a quick summary of Science and Engineering Practices.

Perfect for anyone looking for books:

• for homeschool materials.
• for outdoor learning activities.
• to provide an interactive experience.
• that make learning fun!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781584695905
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	03/01/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	37 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 8 Years

About the Author

When John Himmelman was eight years old, he started his first Bug Club in a friend's garage, and he's been playing with insects ever since. Even now, on summer nights John is often in his wooded yard in Killingworth, Connecticut, flashlight in hand, searching for little creatures. Some of his most exciting discoveries are found just a few feet from his house! John co-founded the Connecticut Butterfly Association, is past president of the New Haven Bird Club, and both gives nature programs and makes school visits. He is an author and illustrator of over 75 books for children. John's enthusiasm extends to his family—his wife is an art teacher, his son is an artist, and his daughter is an actress.

Editorial Reviews

★ 2016-12-21
Several small animals commonly considered bugs, as well as a snake and a frog, supposedly land on this book and then leave—for a variety of reasons—each using its own special method of locomotion.Crisp outlines and vivid colors depict the animals in meticulous detail, from the snake's scales and the worm's rings to the markings on the backs of spider and frog. Each page has a pleasant, solid-colored background, against which each animal and its shadow are clearly displayed. Simple sentences are directed at readers, with the pretense that real animals are landing on the book and must be gently removed. Regarding the worm: "Let's push it off. No squishing." As each animal leaves—by its own volition or with readers' supposed help—a two-word sentence describes the animal's movement, as in "Grasshoppers hop." Playful typography reinforces the motion, as in the slightly higher placement of the "o" in "hop." There is underlying humor, as readers follow a six-page trail of slug slime, and the text reads, "Slugs slide. But not very fast." More humor arrives in the form of the returning snake, whose very presence sends the sticky tree frog away ("Good-bye, frog"). Endnotes give more detailed, but still kid-friendly, explanations of all the animals' movements, and there are two pages of additional activities for teachers and parents. This simple, interactive book about the appearances and movements of things that creep and crawl is elevated by its insistence that all creatures deserve to be respected and handled with care. (Informational picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews