Ceasar the Backyard Bug Detective: An Interactive Guide About Insects and Learning to Read For Parents and Their Children Ages 7 - 12 (uffy the Backyard Bug Detective)

How will this book help you as a parent, grandparent, or mentor? It will provide a system, method, and guide to your child’s involvement in perhaps a new area and way of learning to read. Further, this book is published to excite children to learn about the amazing things nature has to offer… hidden in their own backyards.Pictures attract children and provide more of an incentive to learn than just words on a page. This book is filled with actual photographs of the insects and arthropods. These amazing photographs, from the insect world, will amaze and inspire. Some fascinating technical facts are introduced to excite and delight. Your child may be learning to read or may be reading at the basic level. An older child may have mastered the basics and is ready for a higher level. Regardless, reading together with your child works wonders. Reading and looking at books together builds a bond between you and your child. This book is designed and dedicated to shared reading.Several options for using this book are provided. One way is to look through the book first with the child, then go back through it again, reading and discussing along the way. When opportunity presents, encourage the child to read, with your assistance. Another option is for you to read a passage and then have your child read that passage. Alternatively, you can read a passage then let the child read the next passage. Remember, having fun reading together is most important. Humor and fun can create a delightful environment for easy learning. Using the section, HOW MUCH DID YOU LEARN, at the end of this book, is a simple and fun way to determine how much information your child has retained about insect names and other associated words and pronunciations. This method shows progress, a key that encourages learning. Dr. Barnett has also published a previous children’s book, Duffy the Backyard Bug Detective, and in many scientific journals and technical publications. Doug's hope is that this book will engender further reading and exploration of the scientific world.

Douglas Barnett is a native of Arkansas, who graduated from the University of Kentucky with a PhD in insect systematics. He retired from a career with the federal government in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, International Services, in 2006 and now resides in Monterey, Tennessee with his wife, Eileen. Doug's interest in photography began when he was a small boy, amazed at nature's mysteries all around him. His interest grew developing into a serious pursuit in college and during his career. It became a passionate hobby in retirement. Doug never lost his child- like fascination with the wonders and beauty in nature. He has published this book so that other children can learn about the amazing things nature has to offer... hidden in their own backyards. He has also published a previous children’s book, Duffy the Backyard Bug Detective, and in a number of scientific journals and technical publications. Doug's hope is that this book will be used by parents to engender their further reading and exploration of the scientific world.