Cricket in the Thicket: Poems about Bugs

by Carol Murray

Book Overview

A nonfiction picture book of poetry about fascinating insects with accompanying facts, notes, and illustrations by the Caldecott-winning Melissa Sweet.

Pray tell us, Mr. Mantis,
Do you pray or simply prey?
Do you scout about for victims
Or fold your hands all day?

In addition to the playful rhyming poems, the supplementary text highlights surprising facts about bugs of all kinds--from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805098186
• ISBN13: 9780805098181
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5