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 | I'm a Pill Bug
Author: Tokuda, Yukihisa
Illustrator: Takahashi, Kiyoshi
Country of Origin: Japan 
Ages: 3 - 5
Themes: Natural World
Paperback $7.95
 Awards:- Booklist Editors' Choice Award
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"Dark gray and thumb-sized or smaller on the page, the pill bugs in Takahashi's torn-paper collages present an air of lowly harmlessness in keeping with the closing invitation to keep a few (for a while) in a modest terrarium for closer study. Nourishing fare for young naturalists-in-the-bud." - Kirkus Reviews
"The lucid, matter-of-fact text answers the main questions children may have about the critters as well as some they might not have thought to ask. Meanwhile, handsome cut-paper collages re-create the pill bugs' world in realistic yet simplified terms." - Booklist
"Told in first person from the pill bug's point of view, this delightful yet simple story takes the reader through the life and adventures of a pill bug…A great story that will have kids thinking about "roly-poly's" in a whole new way!" - Kids Bookshelf
"Share this in preschool classrooms doing insect units or in a general story time. It is a perfect book for introducing nonfiction to small children." - Kids Lit
"Originally published in Japan in 2003, this quirky, interesting examination of a familiar subject—a creature that almost anyone can track down quickly—makes a fine addition to a nature lover’s library." - Susan Thomsen, Chicken Spaghetti
"...a quiet, unassuming portrait of an insect never before (as far as I know) given a starring role." - the excelsior file
"Children who have an interest in little creatures will be fascinated by this cleverly written and cunningly illustrated picture book. Who thought that such little animals could have such interesting lives? By choosing to write the text as if the pill bug is speaking, the author makes the animal very accessible to children." - Through the Looking Glass
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-929132-95-9
PAPERBACK ISBN-10: 1-929132-95-6 |
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