Children's Nonfiction Insects, Spiders, Etc.
What About Ladybugs? (Sierra Club Books (Sierra))
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry and Whiteside
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2015
- Category
- Insects, Spiders, etc.
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780871569219
- Publish Date
- Jun 2015
- List Price
- $7.95
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Description
There once was a garden alive with flowers, fruits, and vegetables.
While gardener was pleased with the plants, he wasn't so sure about all the insects that called the garden home. He liked the bright red ladybugs, and he knew that the bees and the butterflies pollinated the flowers, but some of the bugs were nothing but trouble.
One day the gardener thought, If I get rid of the bad insects, my garden will be perfect - and he sprayed all the plants with bug killer. But the results were far from perfection! As his beautiful garden came close to ruin, the gardener began to see that the plants and insects were linked; that they depended on one another to survive. But how could he undo the damage?
Accompanied by vibrant, beautifully detailed illustrations, this simple story of one garden introduces young children to the important concept of the balance of nature. Youngsters will be both reassured and enlightened when they find out how everybody's favourite insect- the ladybug- saves the day.
Originally published as Ladybug Garden.
About the author
Author-illustrator Celia Godkin is is best known for her debut book, Wolf Island, which won the Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award. She has continued to write and illustrate children's books with environmental themes including Fire! which was shortlisted for the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction. Skydiver: Saving the Fastest Bird in the World has been nominated for the Green Earth Book Award. Born in England, Celia lives in Eastern Ontario.
Other titles by
Skydiver
Saving the Fastest Bird in the World
The Wolves Return
A New Beginning for Yellowstone National Park
Hurricane!
Fire!
The Renewal of a Forest
Wolf Island
When the Giant Stirred
Legend of a Volcanic Island
Amber
The Story of a Red Fox
Jack
the Story of a Beaver
Sea Otter Inlet
