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Are You a Ladybug?

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Humorous premise for explaining the life cycle of a ladybug.

Author: Judy Allen Illustrator: Tudor Humphries Pages: 28 Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers Inc. Published Date: 01/01/2000 Genre: Non-Fiction - Animals HC Price: $9.95 Publisher's Recommended Reading Level: Baby-Preschool Read Aloud: 4+

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Clear and attractive illustrations work with simple text to convey basic information on ladybug life. Kids will like pretending to be ladybugs.

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Reviewed By: Sally Snyder

Young listeners will be engaged in the story as they imagine themselves hatching from an egg, eating aphids, pupating to adulthood, and flying. The larval and pupal stages are clearly described, although neither is named in the text.

Text is concise and spread across the pages, augmented with clear, attractive watercolor illustrations. The art is laid over a white background and gives a fascinating bug's-eye view of the world. The artist is slightly less successful with the illustration of the young girl, whose head appears faded next to her bright red shirt and dark slacks.

Parents interested in factual information for young children will find this book attractive and appealing, with text appropriate for the age group. A search for all types of bugs in the backyard will likely follow a reading.

Another look at ladybugs is given in The Ladybug and Other Insects, by Pascale De Bourgoing.

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Are you a ladybug? If you are, your parents look like this, and they eat aphids. When your mother lays her eggs, you are inside one of them. While you're in there, you will grow. When you have grown big enough, break out of the egg.

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Do you like to eat aphids? You may be a ladybug. This humorous premise for explaining the life cycle of a ladybug will catch young readers' attention as they learn the fundamentals of ladybug life. Watercolor illustrations give a good view of the larval and adult stages of ladybugs. Get ready to look for ladybugs in your backyard!

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