Busy Builders
Published on 12. March 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
41 pages
978-1-6625-2215-4 (ISBN)
Description
Busy Builders was selected for the 2013 Cook Prize honoring the best science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) picture book published for children aged eight to ten.
The tiny creatures in this book are amazing builders. Can you guess which builder makes separate chambers for nurseries and even trash? Or which insect's home looks like cotton candy? Or what kind of insect has ears on its knees? Busy Builders features eight insects, one spider, and an inside look at the unique structures they each build. Roxie Munro's striking art, drawn in India ink and colored ink, brings these remarkable feats of engineering into full focus. A glossary and resources to learn more are included. If you were a bug, what kind of home would you build?
The author of Busy Builders has donated this book to the Worldreader program.
The tiny creatures in this book are amazing builders. Can you guess which builder makes separate chambers for nurseries and even trash? Or which insect's home looks like cotton candy? Or what kind of insect has ears on its knees? Busy Builders features eight insects, one spider, and an inside look at the unique structures they each build. Roxie Munro's striking art, drawn in India ink and colored ink, brings these remarkable feats of engineering into full focus. A glossary and resources to learn more are included. If you were a bug, what kind of home would you build?
The author of Busy Builders has donated this book to the Worldreader program.
Reviews / Votes
"The individual portraits are terrifically impressive, while the handsome habitat paintings show very well from a slight distance, making this a good choice for reading aloud to a group...Enticing as an introduction to insects and spiders." -Kirkus Reviews"Young preschoolers who love to learn lots of facts about bugs will be waiting anxiously for the page to turn...A first-rate book perfect for hot summer days." -Louise Capizzo, youth services librarian, The Nonfiction Detectives
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Publishing group
Amazon Publishing
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Fifth Grade, Interest Age: From 5 to 10 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
113 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6625-2215-4 (9781662522154)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Roxie Munro has written and illustrated more than forty books for children, in addition to illustrating books by other authors. Her art has been exhibited nationally, including in the Original Art Exhibit at the Society of Illustrators in New York City. Roxie's books have received such honors as New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year, Time magazine Best Children's Book of the Year, and Smithsonian Magazine Notable Book for Children, among many others. Her book EcoMazes: 12 Earth Adventures was named a Smithsonian Magazine Best Science Book for Children and received a starred review in School Library Journal. She lives in New York City.