Can You Tell a Bee from a Wasp? (Lightning Bolt Books) - Softcover

Silverman, Buffy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076137843X ISBN 13: 9780761378433

Publisher: Lernerclassroom, 2011

Synopsis

Something buzzes past your ear. A yellow-and-black insect flies to a colorful flower. It crawls around and then zooms away.

Did you just see a bee? Or was it a wasp? These animals look very similar, but they are different. Read this book to become an expert at telling these look-alikes apart!

Learn the fascinating differences between similar animals in the Animal Look-Alikes series—part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life!

About this title

Review

"This easy-to-read and informative text highlights the differences between two animals that may look alike but are actually unique in terms of feeding, habitat, growth, and predatory behavior. Dissimilarities in appearance are also covered. Close-up photographs, large type, and brightly colored pages along with descriptive sidebars and 'Fun Facts' enhance accessibility for young readers." --The Horn Book Guide

--Journal

"Concise descriptions of similarities and differences among six pairs of look-alikes. Readers learn that both frogs and toads have bulging eyes, but a toad's skin is rougher and drier than a frog's; dolphins have pointed beaks while porpoises' are smaller and curved; cheetahs and leopards can look identical at first glance; and butterflies are generally more colorful than moths. Differences in food gathering, physique, habitats, etc., are made clear. Colorful photographs abound. A 'Who Am I?' quiz and 'Fun Facts' page are included in each volume. Audiences will come away with the ability to distinguish these seemingly twinlike twosomes. Fun, eye-opening titles for browsing and classroom research." --School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

--Journal

About the Author

Buffy Silverman is the author of more than 90 nonfiction books for children, featuring topics from angel sharks to alligators, and Mars to monster trucks. Look for her nature-inspired poetry in anthologies and children's magazines, and visit her at www.buffysilverman.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lernerclassroom
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076137843X
• ISBN 13: 9780761378433
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32