Books of Common Thread by Kimberly Evers

Books of Common Thread Project
By Kimberly Evers

Common Thread: Insects

Sub-Category 1: Ladybugs

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	The Grouchy Ladybug	Eric Carle	Pre-K - K	Harper Collins Children's Books	Throughout a 24 hour period a grouchy ladybug tries to start fights with different animals, each animal gets bigger as she goes. After her last attempt to fight a whale she decides not to be grouchy anymore. This story is great for counting time, learning animals, and learning to share.
	Are You A Ladybug?	Judy Allen/ Tudor Humphries	Pre-K - 2nd	Houghton Mifflin Company	This book demonstrates the life of a ladybug from the time it is just an egg to when it is full grown.
	Ladybug, Ladybug	Ruth Brown	Pre-K - K	Puffin	Like in the nursery rhyme by the same name, a little ladybug is rushing to get home but meets different animals along the way.
	Ladybug on the Move	Richard Fowler	Pre-K - K	Harcourt	In this story a little ladybug is trying to find a home but every place she comes upon in already taken by another bug. Kids will enjoy a ladybug eating its way through the book and the other insects the ladybug meets along the way.
	Ladybug's Life	John Himmelman, Melissa Stewart (Editor)	Pre-K - 2nd	Scholastic Library Publishing	This book follows a ladybug from its birth and through it's many adventures including encounters with other insects, searching for food, and being held by a child.

Sub-Category 2: Caterpillar

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	The Very Hungry Caterpillar	Eric Carle	Pre-K - K	Philomel	After a caterpillar hatches he finds he is extremely hungry. Throughout the book he eats a little more each day throughout the week. At the end of the week he is full and wraps himself in a cocoon to hatch as a beautiful butterfly. This book is great for teaching the days of the week, counting, and the life cycle of a butterfly.
	Caterpillar Spring, Butterfly Summer	Susan Hood/ Claudine Gevry, Designed by Mara Van Fleet	Pre-K - K	Reader's Digest Children's Publishing, Incorporated	This book follows a caterpillar through the spring time showing his life cycle. At the end all the children will enjoy the special surprise that awaits them.
	From Caterpillar to Butterfly	Deborah Heiligman/ Bari Weisman	Pre-K - K	Harper Collins Children's Books	In this book a class watches a butterfly in a jar as it grows. They see it form its cocoon and emerge as a butterfly.
	Charlie the Caterpillar	Dom Deluise, Christopher Santoro	Pre-K - 1st	Simon & Schuster Children's	A small caterpillar, Charlie, is unable to make any friends. However, when he becomes a beautiful butterfly other animals will be his friend but he takes the opportunity to befriend a young caterpillar.
	I'm a Caterpillar	Jean Marzollo/ Judith Moffat	Pre-K - K	Scholastic, Inc.	This book shows the life cycle of a caterpillar till it becomes a butterfly. The unique aspect of the book is it's told by the caterpillar.

Sub-Category 3: Bees

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	Busy, Buzzy Bee	Karen Wallace	Pre-K -2nd	DK Publishing Company	This book explains the life of a bee. It goes through how they communicate with one another, collect nectar, and the role the queen bee plays to the hive.
	Are You A Bee?	Jonathan Allen, Tudor Humphries	Pre-K - 2nd	Houghton Mifflin Comp	This book follows a young bee as it tries to learn its role in the bee hive. It also follows the daily routine of bees.
	Learning About Bees from Mr. Krebs	Alice K. Flanagan, Christine Osinski (Photographer)	K - 1st	Scholastic Library Publishing	In this book it follows Mr. Krebs as he raises, cares for, and gets honey from bees.
	The Magic School Bus Inside A Beehive	Joanna Cole/ Bruce Degen	1st - 4th	Scholastic, Inc.	In this book the magic school bus shrinks and goes inside a beehive. While in there they explore the life and jobs of bees as well as how they make honey.
	The Bee	Paul Starosta, Elena Dworkin Wright (Editor)	K - 8th	Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.	This books vibrant color is wonderful for children to look at. The book explores the different duties of the bees and how children can help protect the bees.

Sub-Category 4: Dragonfly

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	Eliza and the Dragonfly	Susie Caldwell Rinehart/ Anisa Claire Hovemann	Pre-K - 3rd	Dawn Publications	In this story a dragonfly lands on Eliza's toothbrush one morning. When she takes it to the pond to return it to its family she discovers the "ugly" nymph but soon learns how that nymph becomes a beautiful, flying dragonfly.
	Are You A Dragonfly?	Judy Allen, Tudor Humphries	Pre-K - 2nd	Houghton Mifflin Company	This book explores the small insect so familiar to everyone, the dragonfly. In this book the children will learn about the life cycle of a dragonfly.
	Dragonflies	James P. Rowan	Pre-K - 2nd	Rourke Publishing, LLC	This book teaches the children about the characteristics and behaviors of this tiny insect.
	One Little Dragonfly	Wendy Cheyette Lewison, Jane O'Conner (Editor) / Jane Coneteh-Morgan	Pre-K - K	Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers	In this fun story the children can have the opportunity to act in the story. This is possible with the dragonfly finger puppet that comes with this book that follows a dragonfly on its adventure.
	Dragonflies	InfoR. Hugh Rice/ Gary Torrisi	Pre-K - 2nd	Richard C. Owen Pubs., Inc.	This book is about dragonflies and their unique lifestyle. It shows dragonflies as they eat, fly around, and where they live.

Sub-Category 5: Crickets

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	The Very Quiet Cricket	Eric Carle	Pre-K - K	Philomel	A small cricket tries throughout this book to chirp to communicate with different animals but is not successful. In the end after much persistence the cricket is capable to sing beautifully for another quiet female cricket.
	Chirping Crickets Vol. 2	Melvin Berger, Eileen Spinelli/ Megan Lloyd	Pre-K - 3rd	Harper Collins Children's Books	This book teaches about the behaviors, life cycle, and unique qualities of a cricket. It also shows great emphasis on a cricket's chirp.
	Grasshoppers and Crickets	Theresa Greenaway/ Tim Hayward, Chris Fairclough (Photographer)	Pre-K - 3rd	Steck-Vaughn	In this book children will learn how to identify crickets and about their life cycle. It also will show how to care for crickets of your own. This book also shares information about insects similar to a cricket, the grasshopper and katydid.
	The Cricket Who Came to Dinner	Else Homelund Minarik/ Chris Hahner	Pre-K - K	Harper Collins Children's Books	As Little Bear and his family are enjoying their dinner they hear a chirping sound outside. After discovering the cricket that was making the sound, they invite him in for dinner. The Bear's then enjoy their meal with their new friend.
	Crinkles the Cricket	Kay Helgerson/ Chris Volion	Pre-K - 2nd	L'Kayle	This is a fun book for all ages. In this rhyming story a small cricket, Crinkles, learns how special he is. He also builds his self confidence by learning not to compare himself to others.

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