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Are You a Ladybug? (Backyard Books) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Judy Allen, Tudor Humphries
Publisher: Kingfisher
Category: Book
List Price: $5.99
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 240073
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 31
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 6.8 x 0.2
ISBN: 0753456036
Dewey Decimal Number: 595.769
UPC: 046442456036
EAN: 9780753456033
ASIN: 0753456036
Publication Date: May 16, 2003
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Product Description
Beginning with its title question, "Are you a ladybug?," this accessible book is perfect for reading aloud and tells young readers how they would experience life if they were a ladybug.
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 My grandchildren love these books December 17, 2008
I am totally "sold" on these books. My grandhildren love the two they have, and I am buying the other three. They are terrific in so many ways. The reader learns something factual, of course, but in the process has a wonderful time imagining being something very different. Readers cannot help learn at least some degree of empathy with all living things; they learn without effort what it is like to be a scientist - that is, that there is a whole life pattern behind any little creature, to be discovered.
It is said that kids who speak two languages in childhood become smarter because of that: I imagine it's because concept (e.g. "table") and a given language's word for it are not fused together, but necessarily separate. I bet these books have a similar effect: they teach a pattern of empathy, and introduce a habit of assuming there is a rich and interesting story behind every little thing. And that there are some constant questions to ask: where do they get their energy (food) and how does their life develop, etc. If I were a cognitive scientist I would want to do research to see if they aren't a new and interesting "genre" of children's book.
My Daughter Loves It! August 28, 2008
This book was on my daughter's summer reading list for going into 1st grade. We read it as soon as we got it and she loves it. We have read it several times. I would recommend this to all children, especially ones who love ladybugs.
Ladybugs: Yes! November 25, 2007
Are you a ladybug? Well, even if you aren't you will love this book. If you are a young child (3 - 8 years old?) interested in ladybugs this is the book for you. Informative and entertaining, this is a very lovely, well written book, that engages children and adults alike with gentle humor and an engaging style that imparts a good deal of scientific information through words and beautiful, detailed artistic illustrations. It's written in language that is engaging to children, beginning with the question "Are you a ladybug?.... If you are your parents look like this." I especially like the ending which is both charming and multi-culturally illustrated: "However if your parents look a little like this or this or this you are not a ladybug, you are . . . (turn the page) a human child." I read this book to a 4 year old who is very interested in ladybugs and he has asked to have it read to him many times. An addendum gives some additional information about ladybugs. Like other reviewers, I was thrilled to find this book.
Ladybug non-fiction July 7, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
FINALLY! A book about ladybugs that is factual and well written. Lovely illustrations, also. Great subject matter.
 Good Book for Little Ones May 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I used this book in my kindergarten classroom, and it really helped them understand how ladybugs grow. The illustrations and text are very simple and easy to follow. The kids enjoyed learning the song "Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away" after hearing parts of it in the story.
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