About Insects: A Guide for Children (Educational Science Book About Bugs for STEM Learning): 4 - Softcover

Sill, Cathryn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561458821 ISBN 13: 9781561458820

Publisher: Peachtree Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

This beginner’s guide offers a first glimpse into the natural world of insects.
In this addition to the acclaimed About… series, educator and author Cathryn Sill uses simple,easy-to-understand language to teach children what insects are, how they look, how they move, what they eat, and where they live. With beautifully detailed, realistic paintings, noted wildlife illustrator John Sill introduces readers to the wide variety of insects, from grasshoppers to the Monarch Butterfly. An afterword provides further details on the insects featured and inspires young readers to learn more.

About this title

About the Author

Cathryn Sill, a graduate of Western Carolina University, was an elementary school teacher for thirty years. She is the author of more than twenty-five prize-winning nonfiction picture books about animals and habitats. She has created three nature series especially for pre-K and kindergarten students. She lives in North Carolina.

John Sill holds a BS in wildlife biology from North Carolina State University. Combining his knowledge of wildlife and artistic skill, John has achieved an impressive reputation as a wildlife artist and received many awards. He has illustrated more than twenty-five books in the About... and About Habitats series. He lives in North Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1561458821
• ISBN 13: 9781561458820
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Sill John
• Number of pages: 48