How to Build an Insect - Hardcover

Gibson, Roberta

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1541578112 ISBN 13: 9781541578111

Publisher: Millbrook Press ™, 2021

Synopsis

See what the buzz is about in this fresh, fun look at insect anatomy.

Let's build an insect! In the pages of this book, you’ll find a workshop filled with everything you need, including a head, a thorax, an abdomen, and much more. Written by entomologist Roberta Gibson and accompanied by delightfully detailed illustrations by Anne Lambelet, this wonderfully original take on insect anatomy will spark curiosity and engage even those who didn't think they liked creepy, crawly things!

About this title

About the Authors

Roberta Gibson is an entomologist with a master's degree from Cornell University. She worked for a number of years as a research specialist before she caught the writing bug. When she's not writing, she reads, takes photographs, and studies martial arts. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband and son.

Anne Lambelet earned a bachelor's degree in illustration from the University of the Arts in 2014 where she was awarded the Roger T. Hane award for the top illustration portfolio by a senior. Her graphic novel I'm a Dumbo Octopus was selected as an Outstanding Comic Award Honor Book in the Children's Nonfiction category in 2026. She currently lives in Philadelphia with her husband Brice, her adorable dog, Eevee and her morbidly obese (but also adorable) cat, Fitzgerald.

Reviews

K-Gr 4-Insect anatomy, basic body parts, and their purpose are detailed in this picture book. Insect body parts are introduced, and then compared and contrasted to human bodies. Gibson, who is an entomologist, explains new vocabulary and the science involved in how the insects' bodies work. The attractive illustrations complement the text very well and add humor; each concept is easy to understand and is smoothly applied to the next concept. On one page, the titles on a child's bookshelf include A Bug's Life Cycle and How To Bug Your Family. Gibson and Lambelet provide a fun, instructional easy reader text and a science project for children. The back matter, which consists of a glossary and a large diagram of an insect's body parts, also contains a more in-depth section on insect body parts that is accessible to fourth-grade readers. VERDICT A must-buy for elementary school and public libraries.-Nancy Call, formerly at Santa Cruz P.L., Aptos, CAα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1541578112
• ISBN 13: 9781541578111
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Lambelet Anne
• Number of pages: 32