Alphabet of Insects.ALPHABET OF INSECTS BARBIE Barbie in full Barbara Millicent Roberts A plastic doll, 11.5 in. (29 cm) tall, with the figure of an adult woman that was introduced in 1959 by Mattel, Inc., a southern California toy company. HEIT HEIT High Explosive Incendiary Tracer HEIT Holt Edington Information Technology (Sunnyvale, CA) SCHWAEBER Small, weird, and colorful--curious kids love bugs A famous virus that arrived as an e-mail attachment using the "double extension trick." The file name was "I LOVE YOU.TXT.vbs." The .vbs extension slipped by users who thought it was a safe text (.TXT) file. . With a bit of encouragement, that interest can go from destructive (i.e., frying ants under a magnifying glass magnifying glass: see microscope. magnifying glass traditional detective equipment; from its use by Sherlock Holmes. [Br. Lit.: Payton, 473] See : Sleuthing ) to educational. Alphabet of Insects, of course, supports education. Playful rhymes relay two or three facts about each of the 20 insects, from A (aphids) to Z (zebra caterpillars the larva of an American noctuid moth (Mamestra picta). It is light yellow, with a broad black stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants. See also: Zebra ), featured in the book. Heit Schwaeber, the children's book author responsible for Alphabet of Dinosaurs, limits her presentation to the simplest of information; for example, she tells readers that ladybugs are considered lucky and that an earwig's bite is very powerful. Kids ages 4 through g can also choose to hear about the insects on the included CD, which opens with a song about bugs and goes on to deliver the information contained in the book. All in all, the illustrations, songs, and included poster will delight children who love playing outside as well as learning their ABC's. Soundprints, 2007, 40 p., color illus., CD, poster, hardcover, $15.95. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HOW TO ORDER Visit www.sciencenews.org/pages/books.asp to order these books or others: A click on a title will transfer you to the Amazon.com bookstore. Sales generated through these Inks contribute to Society for science & the Public's programs to build interest in and understanding of science. |
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