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The Book of Brilliant Bugs
Last updated Monday, July 8, 2024
Author: Jess French
Illustrator: Claire McElfatrick
Date of Publication: 2020
ISBN: 1465489827
Grade Level: 4th (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Jul. 2024
Synopsis:
Earth's creepy crawlies may be small but they are far from boring! Learn how they contribute to life on the planet, where they live, what they eat, how their bodies work and what makes them so special.
This beautifully illustrated bug book for kids for ages 7-9 is packed with:
- Stories and facts to convey the amazing world of creepy-crawlies
- Facts and information, with detailed illustrations and photographs of insects, spiders, molluscs and more
- Compelling text written by insect expert, author and television presenter Jess French
- Stunning photographs of individual creatures, from beetles to butterflies
Take a magical journey through the forest floor, down into the deepest caves and even across the open ocean. See how bugs pass on messages, compete for food, seek true love and fill the air with buzzing wings. It also shows how bugs help look after our planet and how we can help them.
Young animal enthusiasts can spot and learn all the main bug groups. From worms, snails, millipedes and centipedes, spiders and scorpions, woodlice, bees and even bugs that glow!
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This book is about BUGS! so if you have any cool bug-related items, bring them in for the kids to see/touch. This book is also very long, so maybe allow the kids to pick which bugs they would like to learn about and focus on those.
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| Discussion topics for before reading: |
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How important do you think bugs are?
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Are you scared of bugs? Which ones?
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What is your favorite insect?
Vocabulary
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nvertebrates - Animals that do not have backbones.
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Vertebrates - Animals with backbones.
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Arthropods - Animals with their skeletons outside of their bodies
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.Defenses - Ways to protect yourself.
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Colony - A group of insects that live together.
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Metamorphosis - To change from one thing to another
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.Burrow - To dig into the ground to make your home.
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What did you learn about bugs today?
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What important things do bugs do for the earth?
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How are bugs helpful to people?
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How are they dangerous?
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Would you eat a bug?
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Discuss how the bugs are an important part of an ecosystem.
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Discuss how the bugs live together when they are all so different.
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Point out some of the things bugs are responsible for, like pollination and
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*Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions.
You can use them, but you don't have to use them.
You can expand upon them, or add your own twist.
Remember, though, that the focus of your time should
not be on the development and execution of a craft;
the focus should be on the read-aloud and the
enjoyment of the book!
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