Ladybugs

"This new and updated edition presents the latest scientific information on ladybugs in language accessible for young readers through bright illustrations, informative diagrams, and easy-to-read text. Kids will rethink what they know about the little red bug while being introduced to biology vocabul...

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Main Author: Gibbons, Gail (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Holiday House, [2022]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Gibbons, Gail. Explore the world with Gail Gibbons.
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Summary:"This new and updated edition presents the latest scientific information on ladybugs in language accessible for young readers through bright illustrations, informative diagrams, and easy-to-read text. Kids will rethink what they know about the little red bug while being introduced to biology vocabulary and environmentalism. See the ladybug grow from an egg to an adult. Explore just some of the different colorings and markings from the thousands of ladybug varieties around the world. Learn about the ladybug's behavior, habitat, and how they protect crops by eating harmful insects. The final page includes quick ladybug facts and resources for further learning"--
Item Description:"New and updated" -- Title page.
Physical Description:32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm
Awards:National Science Teachers Association's Outstanding Science Trade Book K-12, 2013
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780823450893
0823450899
Author Notes:Gail Gibbons was born in 1944 in Oak Park, Illinois. She received a degree in graphic design from the University of Illinois. She got a job doing artwork for television shows in New York City. She was eventually offered a job creating art for a children's show, where some of the children asked her if she had ever considered doing a children's books. Her first book, Willy and His Wheel Wagon, was published in 1975. Since then she has written and illustrated more than 170 non-fiction books for children including Nature's Green Umbrella: Tropical Rain Forests.

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