Basic Illustrated Guide to Frogs, Snakes, Bugs, and Slugs [Paperback]

Praise for the author/illustrator: Himmelman's illustrations are such an artful eyefulsnappily colored and gloriously comicthat it is easy to overlook the pleasure of the simple text, a little motor that in many ways drives the whole production forward. --Kirkus ReviewsA surefire hit with young backyard diggers and bug-watchers, Basic Illustrated Guide to Frogs, Snakes, Bugs, and Slugs combines detailed illustrations of bugs, slugs, snakes, toads, and other creepy crawlies with clear and kid-friendly information to help the young bug-lover identify what's crawling up the tree, buzzing in his ear, or hiding under a log.A surefire hit with young backyard diggers and bug-watchers, Basic Illustrated Guide to Frogs, Snakes, Bugs, and Slugs combines detailed illustrations of bugs, slugs, snakes, toads, and other creepy crawlies with clear and kid-friendly information to help the young bug-lover identify what's crawling up the tree, buzzing in his ear, or hiding under a log.John Himmelman is the award-winning author and illustrator of more than sixty books for children, including Chickens to the Rescue. He is also a freelance naturalist who leads trips and writes the occasional article for magazines. He lives in Killingworth, Connecticut, with his family.A surefire hit with young backyard diggers and bug-watchers, Basic Illustrated Guide to Frogs, Snakes, Bugs, and Slugs combines detailed illustrations of bugs, slugs, snakes, toads, and other creepy crawlies with clear and kid-friendly information to help the young bug-lover identify what's crawling up the tree, buzzing in his ear, or hiding under a log.The young explorer's guide to backyard creepy crawlies[Setting] - North America