Chirping Crickets - Stage 2

Read and find out about crickets in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Chirrrp, chirrrp, chirrrp--thats the sound of crickets on a summer evening. A male cricket makes this sound by rubbing his legs against a bumpy vein on his wing. Find out more about crickets, including how they hear with their knees, in Melvin Berger and Megan Lloyd''s stunningly illustrated introduction to the cricket. This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It''s a Level 2 Let''s-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visual acclaimed and trusted great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same time Have appealing, child-centered topics Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists Meet national science education standards Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids'' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let''s-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Product details

• Authors: Melvin Berger, Melvin/ Lloyd Berger, Eileen Spinelli
• Assisted by: Megan Lloyd (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.1998
• EAN: 9780064451802
• ISBN: 978-0-06-445180-2
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 249 mm x 203 mm x 2 mm
• Series: Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2; Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2; Let's-Read-And-Find-Out
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Biology, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Insects, Spiders, etc., JUVENILE NONFICTION: Activity Books / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Animal Welfare, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Concepts / Sounds, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Zoos, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Mathematics / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Zoology