Summary

This is an informative book about the life cycle of ladybugs from they hatch until they become adults. It gives a detailed description of these bugs at different stages of their life cycle and shows the physical changes that they experience as they develop. The book also informs on what ladybugs eat, how they sense things and how they live as a community.

Critique

This book gives eye opening information about ladybugs as it unfolds their lifecycle and lifestyle. It is a simple, easy to read book for beginning readers and is filled with information broken down at their level. It contains a glossary which is very useful for defining new vocabulary and provides web references for someone who would like to get further information on ladybugs.

Prompts

P.10-14 Talk about amazing facts about ladybugs

Craft Element for mini lesson

Words that may be unfamiliar to the reader are highlighted. Use the highlighted words on each page to create a word search.