Bugs

by Nancy Winslow Parker

Includes general information, jokes, and brief descriptions of the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a variety of common insects

Genres: Science, Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Reference, Nonfiction

40 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Makaylia McDonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first page of every book starts with a question and an answer that rhyme, this relates to the information on the next page because the answer to the question is the bug that will be discussed. The description of the bug has a diagram that labels the different parts of the bug, then underneath there is a paragraph that goes into more detail.

[Mykenna Baker · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is cute and very informational. It tells you very interesting facts about bugs, while also telling a little "story" with it. The first page says "What bug bit Thelma on the thigh? A horsefly" and then it tells you about a horsefly. It does this on every page, also rhyming on a lot of the pages. It's a very cute book to teach young children about bugs.

[Alyssa Ricard · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is a great read aloud book. It's an easy read for students, but I think the description of the bugs is great to go over together. It's a perfect way to introduce a science lesson. Very informative!

[Keegan Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

K. So this is gross, but in a cool fascinating way! These enlarged illustrations of some nasty bugs -- mosquitos, ticks, etc. -- are awesome!

[Allie Krukowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

The genre of this book is Informational. One unique feature is that it includes jokes! I think this book could be used in grades K-2.

[Wiseman · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter liked the rhyming.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book Title: Bugs by Nancy Winslow Parker

Short Description of the Book: In this text, Parker describes the details of multiple insects. The authors use diagrams to show the various parts of the insects as well as describe the life cycle and growth of several insects.

Focus: Diagrams for all-about writing – The book Bugs is full of detailed diagrams of various insects. It is an excellent example of how to use diagrams to help a reader better understand the topic.

Teach: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).

1) Begin by introducing the book to the students and explaining that today our focus will be on understanding how to use diagrams in our all-about books.
2) Read the book to the students, pointing out the detailed diagrams the author uses in their book. Ask students to share why they think using diagrams helps a reader to understand the topic better. How did the diagrams help us to understand the different insects more clearly?
3) Explain to students that when we write our all about books, we can include diagrams to help explain more clearly about a topic. Diagrams tell the various parts of something. Share that diagrams aren’t just of insects, but can be of many different things.
4) As a class, create a diagram of something together. It can be an object in the classroom such as a bookcase or of a person. Have students share what should be labeled in the diagram and even label some the parts themselves.

Expected Outcomes:
Students will be able to create diagrams to add to their all about writing. Students will choose something to illustrate and add labels to that illustration in order to enhance their all-about book.

[Samantha Penrose · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is great for reading to kids of varying ages....
Each featured bug gets a two page spread....the left side has a cute cartoony picture and a rhyme----"Whose shrill sound woke Ada? A cicada."
the right side has a detailed drawing with labeled anatomy, and a desciption of the bug including what it eats, how and where they live and breed, as well as any positive or negetive effects/interactions they have with humans.

[Daphne Da Silva · Rating 5 out of 5]

I personally think that this book is good because of course you get to learn things and... I liked it but I got goosebumps because of the bugs and the picture they had of the bugs. I leaned some things and again and again, I liked it and leaned things about bugs like what type of noise they make and other things like that.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a nice book that has one page appropriate for toddlers, the other page appropriate for older kids. The older kids' page has a close-up picture of the bug and information about it. But I only gave it three stars because close-ups of bugs like cockroaches make me squeamish!

[Rose]

595.7 Par

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great resource for teaching insects to students. This book would be great for children in grades 1-3 to use during a science lesson on insects.

[Cws]

JERR-Wri learned about the slugs that mess up my porch