Heads and Tails: Insects
Hardcover – Picture Book, June 16, 2020
Candlewick Press · Hardcover · June 16, 2020
Yellow and black stripes.
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- Who it’s for
- Simple clues and striking illustrations make each page turn a small insect-guessing game.
- Themes
- Insects, Identifying animals
- Genres
- Insects & Spiders
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Yellow and black stripes. Red with black spots. Can you guess what insect is on the next page? A beautifully illustrated companion to Heads and Tails. I live in a hive. . . . I AM A . . . Hopping, flittering, hiding, crawling . . . Can you guess what insect will appear next? Paired with simple clues, nineteenth-century artwork inspires the illustrations that lead children from page to page, from tail to head, as they discover whether their hunches are right.
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Whether mosquito or dragonfly, ant or grasshopper, stick insect or praying mantis, the insect creatures found in this enticing book will have children buzzing with curiosity.
Clues and Wings
Simple clues and striking illustrations make each page turn a small insect-guessing game.
Come here for
- A playful pause to guess what insect comes next
- Nineteenth-century artwork inspiring lively insect illustrations
Expect
- Clues that reveal insects from tail to head
- Hunches tested page by page
Where it sits
| Insects & Spiders | 100% |
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Publisher categories
- Insects & Spiders
- Opposites
- Q&A & Facts
- Authors
- John Canty
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- June 16, 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Insects · Identifying animals
- Reading lane
- Insects & Spiders