You're Invited to a Moth Ball: A Nighttime Insect Celebration - Hardcover

Burns, Loree

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580896863 ISBN 13: 9781580896863

Publisher: Charlesbridge, 2020

Synopsis

RSVP and have a ball--a moth ball--while studying moths in your own backyard!

Kids are usually asleep when moths come out at night. But discovering the diverse moth population is simple--stay up late and set up a party for moths! Nature centers and museums host events called moth balls each summer, but kids can create their own right at home. Captivating photographs show how to lure in moths to study them. Direct address to the reader shows kids the magic of science found at home.

About this title

About the Author

Loree Griffin Burns is an award-winning writer who holds a PhD in biochemistry. Each of her books draws heavily on both her passion for nature and her experience as a working scientist. She is the author of Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island, Citizen Scientist: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery in Your Own Back Yard, and Beetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People Who Track It.

Ellen Harasimowicz has been a professional photographer since 2003. She has made photographs for newspapers and schools, and she has illustrated four children's books, all with Loree Griffin Burns. Ellen loves to travel and photograph far-off places. www.ellenharasimowicz.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Charlesbridge
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580896863
• ISBN 13: 9781580896863
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Harasimowicz Ellen
• Number of pages: 40