On Beyond Bugs! All About Insects (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) - Hardcover

Rabe, Tish

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679873031 ISBN 13: 9780679873037

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 1999

Synopsis

Laugh and learn with fun facts about butterflies, ants, bees, and more—all told in Dr. Seuss’s beloved rhyming style and starring The Cat in the Hat!

“I’m the Cat in the Hat, and I’m glad that I found you. Right now, if you look, you’ll see insects around you.”

The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library series combines beloved characters, engaging rhymes, and Seussian illustrations to introduce children to non-fiction topics from the real world! In this journey into the world of insects, readers will learn:
•       how ants can lift things ten times their weight
•       how bees communicate by dancing
•       why flies buzz
•       and much more!
 
Perfect for story time and for the youngest readers, On Beyond Bugs! also includes an index, glossary, and suggestions for further learning.
 
Look for more books in the Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library series!
Cows Can Moo! Can You? All About Farms
Hark! A Shark! All About Sharks
If I Ran the Dog Show: All About Dogs
Oh Say Can You Say Di-no-saur? All About Dinosaurs
One Vote Two Votes I Vote You Vote
There’s No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System
Who Hatches the Egg? All About Eggs
Why Oh Why Are Deserts Dry? All About Deserts
Wish for a Fish: All About Sea Creatures

About this title

About the Author

"Tish Rabe ("Robby") is the bestselling author of over 170 books for children including 19 books in the Cat in the Hat's Learning Library series. She enjoys doing both in person School Author Visits and Virtual Visits via internet technology which reach schools across the U.S.A. and around the world! Trained as a professional singer she has been named "The Singing Author" by her teacher fans because she SINGS to the students during her presentations. Tish is a proud mom, stepmom and grandmother and divides her time between New York City and Connecticut. To learn more visit her web site at tishrabe.com."

From the Back Cover

Find out all you ever wanted to know about insects when the Cat and company get an up-close view of life as a bug. Kids will learn how insects -- from the spittlebug to the honeybee to the moth -- see, smell, communicate, and pollinate, as well as sometimes pester and amaze and generally make life better for us humans. Catch the bug buzz with the Cat in the Hat and all his friends!

Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 3-Fans of Dr. Seuss's favorite feline will enjoy learning through rhymed couplets and cartoonlike illustrations similar to the originals. Each book combines basic facts with interesting trivia to introduce readers to topics that are sure to be of interest. From Bugs: "Here is a riddle/I learned from my mother./How's a skunk and a ladybug/like one another?/When danger is near,/it is easy to tell-/they suddenly give off/a terrible smell!" While the grammar is off, Seussian rhyme is rarely totally correct ("thunk"). In Space, readers learn, "On Venus the weather/is always the same-/hot, dry, and windy,/with no chance of rain." The familiar format and entertaining text are sure to appeal to beginning readers.
Maura Bresnahan, Shawsheen School, Andover, MA
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Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679873031
• ISBN 13: 9780679873037
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Ruiz Aristides
• Number of pages: 48