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The Icky Bug Alphabet Book The Icky Bug Alphabet Book
The Icky Bug Alphabet Book
Author: Jerry Pallotta   Illustrator: Ralph Masiello
Product Code: 
64568
ISBN: 
978-0-88106-456-8
Binding Information: Hardcover 
Ages: 
4  - 7
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For many children, "icky" bugs are endlessly fascinating. This book helps children discover why farmers like the praying mantis, how the water spider breathes underwater, and other intriguing facts about the world of bugs and insects.

Jerry Pallotta's lighthearted text and Ralph Masiello's vivid illustrations make this alphabetic exploration of small animal life both fun and informative.

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Binding Information: Paperback 
ISBN: 978-0-88106-450-6
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Awards:
ABC Best Books for Children

Reviews
  Through the Looking Glass Review - May 1, 2008
“A is for Alphabet Book.” A is also for ant. Industrious ants not only work very hard, but they are also strong; ants can carry things which are bigger and heavier than they are. This is just the first of many interesting entries in this clever alphabet book. For every letter of the alphabet Jerry Pallotta describes an insect or insect relative. On the F page fireflies dance across the dark page, glowing gently. On the J page there are Japanese Beetles, little busily eating creatures which are the scourge of gardeners. And on the N page the illustrator cleverly pulls out a magnifying glass so we can see one of the No-see-ums which speckle the page. Who would have thought that anything so small could make people so “miserable.”
Using humor and lots of interesting facts which children are sure to find curious, the author of this book gives his readers plenty to think about. For example, who knew that water spiders invented the aqualung long before man did? Throughout the book Ralph Masiello’s colorful and carefully executed illustrations perfectly compliment Jerry Pallotta’s text. This is one of the titles in a series of alphabet books written by Jerry Pallotta.