Fireflies in the Night (Let's Read-And-Find-Out Science (Hardcover))

Hawes, Judy; Alexander, Ellen [Illustrator]; Alexander, Ellen [Photographer];

ISBN 10: 0060224843 / ISBN 13: 9780060224844

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fireflies in the Night (Let's Read-And-Find-Out Science (Hardcover))
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060224843
• ISBN 13: 9780060224844
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 8 ounces

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Synopsis

Describes how fireflies make their light, tells how to catch and handle them, and notes several interesting uses for firefly light.

Reviews

PreSchool-Grade 2-- Hawes's first-person narrative is a revision of the 1963 edition (HarperCollins). Alexander uses richly hued pastels for her illustrations of a young girl, her grandparents' farm, and the creatures of a summer night. While visiting the farm, the girl learns some interesting facts about fireflies from her grandfather. The colorful drawings and appealing cover represent the major changes in the book; the original edition featured a young boy. The brief, clearly written text is thorough enough to satisfy its intended audience. Julie Brinckloe's Fireflies! (Macmillan, 1985), for the same age group, is a softly illustrated, very readable story of a young boy catching fireflies with his friends at dusk. Joanne Ryder's Fireflies! (HarperCollins, 1977) is by far the most informative easy-reader on the life cycle of this unusual insect. --Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
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