Heads and Tails
What's Heads and Tails About
Yellow and black stripes. Red with black spots. Can you guess what insect is on the next page? A beautifully illustrated companion to Heads and Tails. I live in a hive. . . . I AM A . . . Hopping, flittering, hiding, crawling . . . Can you guess what insect will appear next? Paired with simple clues, nineteenth-century artwork inspires the illustrations that lead children from page to page, from tail to head, as they discover whether their hunches are right. Whether mosquito or dragonfly, ant or grasshopper, stick insect or praying mantis, the insect creatures found in this enticing book will have children buzzing with curiosity.
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The illustrations are GORGEOUS—totally cool! I love how the "tail" end is watercolor and looser and the "head" on the following page is super anatomically accurate. The facts are fine, but what makes this book special is the illustrations!
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781536207842
- Publication Date
- June 16, 2020
- Publisher
- Candlewick
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 2018
- Text Details
- The type was set in Passport.
- Illustration Details
- The illustrations were done in watercolor and, except for the stick insect, butterfly, caterpillar, and chrysalis, were adapted from Animals.
- Page Count
- 40
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 2 - 5 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 1155170794
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