This book explained a lot about pill bugs, including a lot of facts that the girls and I didn't know, such as they are not insects, they are crustaceans, and they breathe through gills. Pill Bugs are one of our favorite things to hunt for in the summer, so I wasn't surprised that this was in Kalley's book stack. We enjoyed the pictures, and it reminded us that we have an indoor pill bug habitat that we got for christmas last year, so we are feeling a little inspired to order some crustaceans :-)
I really liked this book because it was written in almost an interactive way. The author would ask questions about pill bugs, or "roly-polies" as some call them and it would make you want to pick up a roly-poly and follow along with what she was talking about. I also liked the pictures in the book because they fit well with what the author was talking about; if she was talking about the legs of a pill bug there would be a close up picture of the legs, so you could easily figure out what she meant. I think that if you are going to write an informational book intended for kids, you have to make it interesting, fun, and easy for them to understand. I remember reading a lot of boring nonfiction or informational books when I was younger, so I'm glad that new ones are being made that are more interesting.
Neat! Good science, but light. Morgan's goal in this series, she says, is to encourage a sense of curiosity about natural wonders that children have already met, and now want to learn some more about. Emphasis is on close personal observation.
Of course 5 stars. I had to give it five stars because it was so great and awesome because its my second favorite animal. they are adorable. I just love them.