Authors: Karen Hartley and Chris Macro
For Ages: 4 and above
No. of Pages: 32
Publisher: Heinemann Library, Oxford
Year: 1999
ISBN: 978-0-43101-833-1
Are ladybirds beetles? Why do gardeners like ladybirds? These are just some of the few curiosities addressed in photo-packed book on the colorful ladybirds. Even the page numbers use a ladybird icon! The book also addresses why people like ladybirds. (Because they are cute!) Of course, yes.
This book makes an excellent choice if you want to introduce your children to bugs and the world of insects. Heinemann Library has published several titles in this series including Ants, Snails, Head Louse and Cockroach to mention a few. The content is balanced well. It stays factual without appearing dreary.
Excerpt
Ladybirds eat garden pests that harm plants and flowers. People who have gardens like ladybirds because they help their plants.
Sometimes farmers bring ladybirds to their farms and orchards. The ladybirds eat aphids and other insects that kill the farmers’ plants.
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