This story book tells us many non-fiction facts about different kinds of insects. Together with the soft watercolour illustrations and easy narrative voice, it feels just like a story but by the end you've learned something too! I really like the pictures, and I really like the level of detail and number of insects included - not too much and not too little.

Each page has a lot of text, but it is quite large in size and the language is not overly scientific or complex. Really liked it.

Audience: PreK - 2nd, kids that are interested in insects
Appeal: Watercolor pictures, easy reading, facts written in narrative form. Not good for research, but appealing to children that want to learn more about their environment.
Awards: School Library Journal: Best Non-fiction 2010

Ilustrated in Charlotte Voake's usual appealing pen and watercolor style, with large print, lots of space in between, and other details in smaller print. Very accessible. Great for encouraging children to look closely and explore the outdoors.

A great introduction to the study of nature.

Used with for a girl scout visit. Excellent illustrations and good information.

This is a great book to introduce children to insects. It focuses on a few insects and some of their characteristics. My child loves bugs. He loved learning about how wasps make their paper nests and dragonflies begin life in water. Very cool.

A lovely journey through the insect world, focusing on the various ways of life ranging from birth and socialising to building homes and camouflage. Voake and Voake invite the reader to become insect detectives themselves with small tips for finding insects in areas where they may often go unseen, along with methods for helping insects in need. A non-fiction text which I feel helps to build an appreciation for insects and their complex patterns of behaviour.