My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis

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Paul Meisel

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Holiday House Inc
18 May 2018

Children's & Educational; Nature, the natural world (Children's&YA); Wildlife (Children's&YA); Science & technology: general interest (Children's&YA); Educational: Biology

Series: A Nature Diary

Get a bug's-eye-view on the life cycle of the praying mantis, in this hilarious, scientifically accurate Nature Diary following an insect through her whole summer.

Finalist for the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books

""May 17: I was born today! It's a beautiful, sunny spring day!""

This

is the diary of P. Mantis, one of 150 brothers and sisters born on a

garden bush. P. Mantis is an amazing bug: she can make herself look like

a stick to hide from predators, she can swivel her head all the way

around, and when she's grown up she'll even be able to fly!

In

dated journal entries P. Mantis describes the entirety of her life,

sharing the fun and beauty of her world as well its little ups and downs

(""I ate one of my brothers. Okay, maybe two""). Colorful, bold art helps

illustrate the different stages of the mantis life cycle, and the

engaging, narrative text is paired with more detailed information about

praying mantises on the heavily-illustrated endpapers.

Washington Children's Choice Book Award 2019 Nominee

A New York Public Library Staff Pick for Children

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Don't miss the other hilarious entries in The Nature Diary Series!

Each

one explores the life cycle of an animal in dated journal entries,

showing young readers how they grow and change through the seasons-- and

offering a few laughs, too! Brightly illustrated and vetted by experts,

Paul Meisel's books are a perfect introduction to your backyard

neighbors.

My Happy Year by E. Bluebird A Junior Library Guild Selection

My Stinky Summer by S. Bug

A Junior Library Guild Selection

By: Paul Meisel
Imprint: Holiday House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 226mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 193g
ISBN: 9780823440061
ISBN 10: 0823440060
Series: A Nature Diary
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 18 May 2018
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Meisel is the author and illustrator of two Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor books, See Me Run and I See a Cat, both I Like to Read® books. He is also author and illustrator of See Me Dig, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book and See Me Play, also I Like to Read® books. He has written and illustrated nonfiction in the Nature Diary series: My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis (AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Finalist, Science Best Books for Curious Kids, Virginia Readers' Choice) and My Happy Year by E. Bluebird (a JLG selection). The Schmutzy Family, written by Marilyn Rosenberg and illustrated by Paul Meisel, was a National Jewish Book Award Finalist. Paul lives in Connecticut.

Reviews for My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis

[a] celebration of nature's strangeness and wild wonders. --The New York Times Book Review Lush, colorful illustrations that present riots of leaves and blooms that initially capture the eye reveal garden violence on closer inspection. --Kirkus Reviews Meisel uses gorgeous, vividly painted illustrations and a gentle text to share the story of the life cycle of a praying mantis. . . . The perfect introduction to the life cycle of the praying mantis for those ready to handle a mantid-eat-mantid world. --School Library Journal The bright, large-scale illustrations are full of details, which readers will likely delight in poring over, especially in wide-angle scenes where P. Mantis might be harder to spot. Perfect for . . . readers who like education with a dose of entertainment. --Booklist In a pithy journal-like text, first-person (first-insect?) narrator P. Mantis provides readers with an up-close look at her five-month-long life cycle. -- Horn Book