Insects Books

Maurice Pledgers makes great books for toddlers and preschoolers. In this one we meet many many different kinds of bugs. Not only do we get to learn about them through the text, like how they hide or what they eat, we also get to feel them with some of the textures included and each page has a flap to lift to find out more information about the bugs. My two year old had a great time reading and feeling this book. And both us learned something new about insects.

THE BEST BOOK I EVER READ!! EVERYONE MUST READ THIS!!

My son is 19 months old and can not get enough of this book. We literally read it 15-20 times a day. The story line is adorable and opens up several opportunities to talk to your child about feelings and social graces, but the thing that really grabs you are the beautiful illustrations. Talk about a visual treat and an instant vocabulary builder! Hope you love the book as much as we do.

My daughter is doing a bug project for school, and the book was perfect. She refers to it constantly for information and it helps her to identify the bugs she has collected.

Bugs, usually when you think about them you think of teeny tiny crawly things that you can hardly see, ant and fleas, flies and garden spiders. Okay, so you can see them, but they are very, very small. But did you know that not all bugs are so tiny, some grow to a pretty good size, bigger than a cookie even. And those big bugs are depicted in this book in all their pictorial glory, big and scary looking. Well scary looking to my girls, but scary as they are, my girls keep coming back for more. They just loved this book when they were toddlers, they still do. If you've got kids, you can't go wrong with THE BIG BUG BOOK.

Sophie Cacique Gaul

Wonderfully written and superbly illustrated by author/artist Yetti Frenkel, The Big, Blue Lump is the picturebook story of a tiny blue bug with a peaceful heart. Though he might appear tasty to animals such as a hungry yellow chick, he has a unique defense... it isn't a good idea to swallow the blue bug or one just might get swallowed up in turn. The simple artwork adds a touch of charming whimsy, reinforced when expected behaviors such as a chick swallowing a bug give way to unusual situations such as a pig swallowing a dog! An easy-to-read story especially suitable for young people making the transition from the simplest picture books to slightly more wordy ones.

I bought this book for my precocious 7-year-old niece. Her mom says: Binkie the Butterfly is innocent and simple, the illustrations magical and fresh. C. asks me to read it to her although she is already reading at 4th grade level. She has a special place in her room that she keeps the book and when she wants to feel close to me, she will ask me to read it to her. It is a sweet memory for us that I will always cherish." I'm so happy to have found this wonderful gift for my niece - Binkie is a hit!

this is a great reference book which could easily be used as a text book for a graduate or under graduate course.

I highly recommend this book to any one in the field.

As a PhD student in vector borne infectious diseases, I have found this book incredibly helpful. The text is interesting, timely, and easy to read. It is one of the most comprehensive, insightful reference texts out today. If you are a student interested in infectious disease, entomology, parasitology, or medicine, this book is a "must have."

I recommend this book to anybody studying mosquito biology. Excellent!!!