Bugs for Lunch

Margery Facklam, Sylvia Long

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Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
01 January 2014

Picture books; Early learning & early learning concepts; General fiction (Children's&YA); Educational: English language: readers & reading schemes

Discover the variety of bug-eaters-animal, plant, even human-in this exploration of both poetry and the natural world. Facklam's playful rhymes mixed with Long's vivid illustrations introduce young readers to an array of creatures as they munch on lunch. From a mantis perched and ready to prey on ladybugs, a spider trapping a fly, to the honey-drenched fur of a big brown bear chewing on a hive full of bees, Bugs for Lunch will give curious readers plenty of food for thought delivered in a playful package.

By: Margery Facklam
Illustrated by: Sylvia Long
Imprint: Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 205mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 153g
ISBN: 9780881062724
ISBN 10: 0881062723
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 January 2014
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Margery Facklam never gave much thought to eating bugs until she was served mealworm fritters and cricket tarts at a party at the Buffalo Museum of Science. After receiving a birthday gift of mealworm brittle, she was hooked and was inspired to write BUGS FOR LUNCH. Margery has authored more than thirty books, including THE BIG BUG BOOK (Little, Brown), and I EAT DINNER (Boyds Mills Press).

Reviews for Bugs for Lunch

The gastronomical oddity of eating winged and many-legged creatures is fleetingly examined in a superficial text that looks at animals and people who eat insects. Bugs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner are gobbled up by a shrew, an aardvark, a bear, a gecko, and others. The rhyme scheme limits the information presented; specificity about the types of insects eaten is sacrificed for the sake of making the rhyme flow, e.g., a mouse, a trout, a praying mantis, a nuthatch, and a bat are repeatedly said to eat bugs or insects in general, rather than naming the mayflies, moths, or grubs they enjoy. An author's note explains her choice of the word bugs for all crawly things; an addendum takes care of other particulars lacking in the text. Long's exacting pen-and-ink style lends a naturalistic perfection to this visual playground of the insect world, enhancing this glimpse of vital link in the food chain. (Kirkus Reviews)