Flying Creepy Crawlers

Written by Matt Turner, Illustrated by Santiago Calle

This is an excellent easy non-fiction title, with lots of pictures and interesting information. Students who are interested in insects will like this book. Teachers could use it in an insect center or for student research papers.

Review by Jessica Riggs, Robert Frost Elementary Media Center
Rating: ★★★★✩ (4 stars)
Interest Level: Grades 1-3

Flying insects hold one of the great keys to survival: wings. And there are winged insects buzzing, flitting, and soaring all around us. Take a close-up look to see how the hummingbird hawk moth dodges predators as it feeds, how honeybees dance to show where food-rich flowers are, and how an emperor dragonfly can see—and fly—in all directions. You’ll meet all kinds of incredible creepy crawlers with impressive flying techniques, from master-builder wasps to the always pesky mosquito. It’s enough to make you wish you had wings too!

–From the Publisher

Flying Creepy Crawlers
Written by Matt Turner, Illustrated by Santiago Calle
Hungry Tomato
32 pages
Release Date: January 1, 2017
A review copy was provided by the publisher.

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2017 Children's Nonfiction, Animal Behavior, Animals, Easy Nonfiction, Flying Creepy Crawlers, insects, Jessica Riggs, Matt Turner, Santiago Calle