Are You a Dragonfly?

Up The Garden Path / Backyard Books

by Judy Allen

The most colorful wings on the pond belong to the nimble dragonfly, but this delicate flying insect didn't start life in the air. Very young children will discover the secrets of metamorphosis as they enjoy this story of the life of a familiar backyard creature.

Genres: Picture Books, Science, Nonfiction, Childrens, Nature, Summer, Animals

Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Judy Allen is an award-winning author whose novel Awaiting Developments was short-listed for the Whitbread Children's Novel Award.

Judy Allen, along with illustrator Tudor Humphries, created Kingfisher's award-winning Backyard Books series and many other successful books, including the Reading Rainbow selections Tiger and Seal.

Reviews

[Beeg Panda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and informative
Even I didn’t know the dragonfly was this magical
Illustrations are pretty and depicted the words accurately

Favourite quote:
“It’s very unlikely that you have a mask attached to your face”
😂🤣😂🤣
(Albeit a diving mask)

[Grant Gallagher · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book's illustrations are wonderful and bring the book to life. Plus, the facts that ooze out of this book are awesome. This is such a creative "genre" of books. They read just like a story, but have so much information. I really like them.

[Kelsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series! Each book is so informative, the pictures are eye catching and helpful, and the facts are told in such an engaging way. My 15 month old was so interested in how I was reading this story that she was giggling and fully invested in it!

[Nate · Rating 3 out of 5]

million of years....not true.

[Marni · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the way this is written. It's informational, but pulls the reader in as part of the story. Dragonflies are fascinating, and the author highlighted a dragonfly's life and traits very well.

[Jennifer Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

My nature loving girl loves all the books in this series

[Cecile · Rating 1 out of 5]

Evolutionary dating.

[Penguin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good way to teach kids about science and dragonflies. As an audiobook the ending is a little confusing, but reading it makes more sense

[Kiwi · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's very sweet.

[LemontreeLime · Rating 5 out of 5]

really well thought out!

[Cathy aka The Attached Mama · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was an excellent "living book" that tied in nicely with our nature study on dragonflies. I used it as a read aloud before we went on a nature walk. The book is beautifully illustrated and the kids learned a lot.

[Carrie Gelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy this series. Such interesting drawings of the dragonfly shedding its skin. And I had no idea that dragonflies lived in the water for two years before coming out to live on land. Wow.

[April Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book talks all about dragonflies in a fun way that will interest older readers but is also simple enough to be understood by younger readers. This would be a great read aloud and resource for science.