So vivid are Wenzel’s compositions that readers will feel transported to a summer day, when the air is musical and life is literally buzzing. Expected delivery to the United States in 9-14 business days. “Some bugs build./ Some bugs make./ Some bugs hunt./ And some bugs take!” reads DiTerlizzi’s (Say What?) jaunty verse as an ambitious armada of ants raids a picnic basket. Some Pets by Angela DiTerlizzi - 9781481444026 Categories: Animal Stories Share Some Pets 3.83 (870 ratings by Goodreads) Hardback English By (author) Angela DiTerlizzi, Illustrated by Brendan Wenzel US23.57 Free delivery worldwide Available. The vibrant artwork makes the bugs look appealing rather than gross, so even squeamish young children can enjoy the story. They live in relative harmony (although the endearingly odd Hercules beetles are spoiling for a fight) and busily go about their buggy tasks in the grass, on the wing, and around the pond with bright, eager bug eyes. Fun rhymes introduce kids to insects including butterflies, cicadas, and beetles. Some Bugs ist ein wirklich rundum gelungenes Bilderbuch für Kinder, bezaubert mit seinem Charme aber auch Erwachsene wie mich. Featuring insects including butterflies and moths, crickets and cicadas, bumblebees and beetles, this zippy rhyming exploration of backyard-bug behavior is sure to have insect enthusiasts of all ages bugging out with excitement Some bugs hop. Even the most squeamish or squash-happy reader will find these critters easy to love. What specificity is lacking in this materials citations, debut artist Wenzel more than makes up for in terms of conveying his artistic delight at depicting more than 45 bugs-from the glamorous Monarch butterfly to the leaping Lubber grasshopper, from the tiny pink aphid to the give-it-a-wide-berth scorpion.

“The illustrations for this book are rendered in almost everything imaginable,” reads the note on the copyright page of this marvelous encyclopedic look at backyard entomology.

Some bugs by angela diterlizzi