Ruth Heller's How to hide a butterfly & other insects
Describes, using rhyming text, how butterflies and other insects change color to blend in with their surroundings.
Main Author: | Heller, Ruth, 1924- |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Grosset & Dunlap,
c1992.
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Series: |
Grosset & Dunlap all aboard book.
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Subjects: |
Summary: |
Describes, using rhyming text, how butterflies and other insects change color to blend in with their surroundings. |
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Physical Description: |
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780448404776 044840477X |
Author Notes: |
She then began work on a collection of six books, the How To Hide series on camouflage and the magic of this phenomenon in nature, which covered the entire animal kingdom -- insects, birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and sea creatures. The next collection of books became a five-volume series on parts of speech- A Cache of Jewels and Other Collective Nouns; Kites Sail High- A Book About Verbs; Many Luscious Lollipops- A Book About Adjectives; Merry-Go-Round- A Book About Nouns; and Up, Up and Away- A Book About Adverbs . She also wrote and illustrated the unique and fascinating book Color , a charming and instructive guide to how art goes through the four color printing process. Among the notable people who have had an influence on Heller's writing have been- Ogden Nash, Gilbert and Sullivan, Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, and Dr. Seuss. Heller says of her work, "All my books are nonfiction picture books in rhyme. I find writing in rhyme enjoyable and challenging, and I think it is an easy way for children to learn new facts and acquire a sophisticated vocabulary. Children are not intimidated by big words. I try to make my writing succinct and allow the illustrations to convey as much information as possible." |