| Fireflies in the Night Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hawes, Judy (Author), Alexander, Ellen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064451011 ISBN-13: 9780064451017 Publisher: HarperCollins
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 1991 Annotation: A young girl learns some interesting facts about fireflies from her grandfather. Originally published in 1963, this friendly introduction to fireflies explains how and why these curious beetles generate light, and describes the uses that some other cultures have found for firefly light. Click for more in this series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 1 (Paperback) |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Insects, Spiders, Etc. - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Anatomy & Physiology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made |
| Dewey: 595.764 |
| LCCN: 90004255 |
| Age Level: 4-8 |
| Grade Level: PreK-3 |
| Lexile Measure: 590 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
| Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 1 (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 8.99" W x 6.85" L (0.20 lbs) 32 pages |
| Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 41742 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Read and find out about fireflies in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. A warm and approachable introduction to the magical firefly. As a 5-star review puts it: The best book around about fireflies. Wonderful story and lovely illustrations, a real keeper! Clearly written text [tells of a young girl who] learns some interesting facts about fireflies from her grandfather. Alexander uses richly hued pastels for her illustrations of the young girl, her grandparents' farm, and the creatures of a summer night. (School Library Journal) This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
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Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hawes, Judy: - Judith Hawes is a former special education teacher. In additiion to Why Frogs Are Wet she has also written Fireflies In the Night for the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. She resides in Glen Rock, NJ.Alexander, Ellen: - Judy Hawes is the author of several other Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Books, including Why Frogs Are Wet, illustrated by Don Madden, and My Daddy Longlegs, illustrated by Walter Lorraine. She lives in Glen Rock, NJ. Ellen Alexander is the author-illustrator of Llama and the Great Flood, a picture book set in the Peruvian Andes. She lives in Ithaca, NY. |
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