Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs & Other Ughs

by Anthony Fredericks

Elementary science teachers! Here is a low-cost field trip between covers from Tony Fredericks, a funny but very astute professor. Plus, the habitat lies under just about every rock. A whole community of insects and other creatures lives under rocks—worms and ants, spiders and slugs, crickets and beetles. Dr. Fredericks focuses on the whole community of neighbors where the ground beneath a big old rock is home to them all. Two pages of Field Notes and fun facts at the back of the book offer intriguing information on these creatures.

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 29, 2012

About the author

Anthony D. Fredericks is Professor Emeritus of Education at York College of Pennsylvania (York, PA) where he taught both teacher education and writing courses.

Reviews

[Ronda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Detailed, vibrant illustrations of flowers, bugs, slugs, and other bugs paired with a repetitive rhyming text. An intro letter to neighbors from "your bright-eyed friend, Spider," bookended with brief but informative "field notes" about earthworms, ants, spiders, beetles, field crickets, millipedes, and slugs make this a nice introduction to the idea of small habitats easily explorable by even the youngest of students.