Creep and Flutter The Secret World of Insects and Spiders

by Arnosky, Jim

• ISBN13: 9781454919100
• ISBN10: 1454919108
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-03-01
• Publisher: Sterling Children's Books

Summary

Acclaimed naturalist and illustrator Jim Arnosky brings out the beauty—and the “wow!” and the “yuck!” factors—of hundreds of insects and spiders. Eight spectacular gatefolds show moths and mosquitoes, butterflies and beetles, spiders and silverfish life-size, up close, and personal!
 
A CCBC Choice 2013, the annual best-of-the-year list of the Cooperative Children's Book Center.

Author Biography

Jim Arnosky is the author/illustrator of more than 100 books for young readers, and has been honored for his overall contribution to literature for children. He received the first lifetime achievement award for Excellence in Science Illustration from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for nonfiction. His first book for Sterling, Wild Tracks, was a 2008 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and a 2009 ALA Notable. His gatefold books for Sterling have earned starred reviews, and Thunder Birds was included on the Bluebonnet Master List for the state of TX. Jim and his wife, Deanna, travel all over the US for school and library visits, meeting hundreds of kids every year. Visit jimarnosky.com to learn more. He lives in South Ryegate, VT.