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Dawn Publications,U.S.
01 March 2013
"Kids love bugs, and this book takes readers outside both day and night to see and hear all the sights and sounds.

Kids love bugs, and this book takes readers outside both day and night to see and hear all the sights and sounds. The illustrations are fun and use the sounds of the insects to direct the readers eye to all the cool sounds bugs make. Accurate scientific information accompanies all of the fun of heading out to the backyard on a summer night to experience the bugs!

In this colorful picture book, Himmelman introduces the sounds of ""noisy bugs"" and invites children to sing along with them. Each double-page spread focuses on one insect, with a line of text, such as ""A Dog-Day Cicada buzzes LOUDLY high in a tree. / ZZZZZZZZ,"" and a meticulously drawn, large-scale image of the animal, with color, texture, and shading apparently added digitally. The big, bold images make the illustrations inviting to children, while the accurate depictions of individual insects reward closer study. Among those featured are the tiger moth (SQUEAKA-SQUEAKA-SQUEAK), the mosquito (mmmmmm), and the bush katydid (tick-tick-tick zeezeezeezee). In contrast, the butterfly flies by in silence. An appended section provides the sound waves (on paper and, through a link, in audio files) recorded for each example; a paragraph of information about each bug and its sound; and good children's activities for related of insect sounds."
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Illustrated by:   John Himmelman (John Himmelman)
Imprint:   Dawn Publications,U.S.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 241mm,  Width: 241mm,  Spine: 38mm
ISBN:   9781584691921
ISBN 10:   1584691921
Pages:   32
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 9 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

"When John Himmelman was eight years old, he started his first ""Bug Club"" in a friends garage, and he's been playing with insects ever since. Even now, on summer nights John is often in his wooded yard in Killingworth, Connecticut, flashlight in hand, searching for litle creatures. Some if his most exciting discoveries are found just a few feet from his house! John co-founded the Connecticut Butterfly Association, is past president of the New Haven Bird Club, and both gives nature programs and makes school visits. He is an author and illustrator of over 75 books for children. John's enthusiasm extends to his family-his wife is an art teacher, his son is an artist, and his daughter is an actress."

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