Steve Jenkins is brilliant, and this is another example of why. Must-have book for any child, classroom, or library. Beautiful torn and cut paper collage work, fantastic research -- all in all, just a great resource for any boy, bug lover, outdoor enthusiast, or naturalist child at heart!And wow, did you know there are more than 30,000 different kinds of scarab beetle? Or that the Titan beetle can snap a pencil in half with its jaws? Just a couple of the fab facts inside this book. Make sure to check out the back of the book for a list of Latin names of all the beetles listed, along with where in the world they can be found. This book contains pages of facts about beetles. It tells about how they look, act, eat and even how they fight. Facts are given for different varieties and species of beetles and diagrams showing beetle parts are explained.This is a nonfiction children’s picture book. The paper collage art shows accurate looking pictures of over a hundred beetle types, most in actual scale. Jenkins chooses facts that spark interest and surprise. The facts are referenced with a bibliography for accuracy. Nonfiction
What do You think about The Beetle Book (2012)?
Definitely not for toddlers but it was very informative and the artwork was amazing as usual.
—PeekRhol
