Insectos para el almuerzo / Bugs for Lunch

by Margery Facklam, Sylvia Long (Illustrator)

Overview

Spanish language edition. Discover the variety of bug-eaters—animal, plant, even human—in this exploration of both poetry and the natural world. Facklam’s playful rhymes mixed with Long’s vivid illustrations introduce young readers to an array of creatures as they munch on lunch. From a mantis perched and ready to prey on ladybugs, a spider trapping a fly, to the honey-drenched fur of a big brown bear chewing on a hive full of bees, Bugs for Lunch will give curious readers plenty of food for thought delivered in a playful package.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570915062
Publisher:	Charlesbridge
Publication date:	07/01/2002
Series:	Charlesbridge Bilingual Books
Edition description:	Bilingual Edition
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	90,149
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.11(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Margery Facklam never gave much thought to eating bugs until she was served mealworm fritters and cricket tarts at a party at the Buffalo Museum of Science. After receiving a birthday gift of mealworm brittle, she was hooked and was inspired to write BUGS FOR LUNCH. Margery has authored more than thirty books, including THE BIG BUG BOOK (Little, Brown), and I EAT DINNER (Boyds Mills Press).

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 2-If bugs were your lunch, what would you be? That's the interesting premise of this beautifully illustrated bilingual book. Each page details a different bug-eating animal, such as a spider, bat, shrew, and toad. The original English text rhymes, and the tricky job of translating it into poetic Spanish is very well done. The surprising ending, in which it is revealed that humans also eat insects, will delight children, especially those who love nature. An excellent selection for libraries and bookstores.Rebecca Thatcher Murcia, Akron, PA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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