 I am not a fan of bugs and not a huge fan of poetry but I truly enjoyed this book. The book contains many interesting photographs and facts and very eye catching illustrations too. The book is set up like a museum and it is easy to read through the exhibits. This book is a great combination of poetry and non-fiction and I would recommend it to all students. For more information about this book, please see the web resources below. Author’s website: Article on J. Patrick Lewis from NCTE from their Language Arts Journal: http://www.ncte.org/library/nctefiles/about/awards/lewis.pdf Print interview with J. Patrick Lewis: Print interview with J. Patrick Lewis: Print interview with J. Patrick Lewis: Pinterest page for J. Patrick Lewis: Homepage of illustrator Kelly Murphy: http://www.kelmurphy.com/ Kelly Murphy answers questions for “Cricket” magazine: http://www.cricketmagkids.com/corner/kelly-murphy Nature images by photographer Frederic B. Siskind: Trailers for promoting the poetry of J. Patrick Lewis (Scroll down): http://jpatricklewis.blogspot.com/ Video: Hear J. Patrick Lewis read his poem, “Make the Earth Your Companion”’ (1:54): http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/movies-books-kids/animal-poetry-kids/ Video interview with J. Patrick Lewis (2:18) and bio: Video: Full performance of J. Patrick Lewis in front of an audience of children (44:18): Insects with super powers (good “starters” for writing about bugs): Different kinds of insect activities–crafts, printables, recipes and more: Pinterest page for bug and insect activities: 50 insect activities for kids: Bug activities and resources from Scholastic: All sorts of bug activities by grade level: More bug crafts (perhaps the most unusual might be making a “bug house”):http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/bugs.html Bug Fun! includes having classroom bug mascots and a craft making a compound eye (See sidebar on left for more):http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfacts/bugfun/bugfun.htm "Icky, Icky Insects” song video (3:55): http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=26943 |
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