DeAnna Ortiz Brandt is an artist and an author. She and her husband raised their sons in the woods, which provided endless nature encounters. Her Nature Journals were created out of a need to record those experiences. Daniel P. Brandt grew up in the woods of Minnesota. He has worked with children during summer park programs and is a freelance graphic designer. He and his brother were the inspiration for and first users of the Nature Journals series.

Klappentext

This book helps kids write about and draw the insects and other creepy crawlies they see and includes fun facts and activities.

Zusammenfassung
This book helps kids write about and draw the insects and other âcreepy crawliesâ they see and includes fun facts and activities.

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FACT Beetles are the largest group of insects, with about 400,000 different species discovered so far. In fact, they are the largest group of animals on the planet: 1 in 4 animals on Earth is a beetle. If aliens discovered Earth, they might say it was largely inhabitated by beetles, and with a small human population.*LOG
Date/Time:Season:Weather conditions:Bug Location:

ground
tree
air
under log/rock
otherWhat is it doing?How many are there?Do you see:
eggs
larvae
nest/homeDescribe:What shape/size is it?How many legs?
6
8
otherI you can see eyes, what do they look like?
compound (many)
simple
otherAny wings? If so, are they: (check all that apply)
mostly clear
solid
plain
colorfulColors:Any antennae? Describe:Special markings?What colors are on it (other than its wings)?Does it make a sound? If so, it makes a: (circle all that apply) squeak hiss click crackle buzz song creak chirp whir hum otherOther interesting things I noticed:It looks like this: