DK Readers: Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) [Hardcover]

Jennifer Dussling (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 9, 1998 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: DK READERS

This Level 2 book is appropriate for children who are beginning to read alone.

Longer sentences and an expanded vocabulary make this series of 48-page books slightly more challenging: Level 2 is appropriate for children who have started to read but still need help. Information boxes full of background information will stimulate inquisitive minds. These books contain between 700 and 850 words, and they are approximately 70 percent pictures and 30 percent text. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-Dorling Kindersley has become an expert at combining (and recombining) crisp, colorful shots to entice readers. These titles, on topics selected to capture the attention of the intended audience, are carefully laid out in a user-friendly format guaranteed to reassure neophyte readers. Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!, for children beginning to read on their own, has a chatty text that, while including such comfortable phrases as "Yikes!" and "That's a big turnoff!," does present some thought-provoking information on a variety of insects (though "smart" as applied to thorn bugs is questionable). Several info boxes and a page of "Bug Facts" provide extra data. If you already own Steve Parker's Insects (1997) and/or What's Inside: Insects (both DK, 1992; o.p.), you can still use this one. Shark Attack! purports to be for grades two and three but may prove a tad intimidating to the youngest in this group. The accurate text provides not only a lively history of several shark attacks, but also a look at scientific research, the wide variety of shark species, and the pressures on shark populations due to indiscriminate hunting and overfishing. It's for readers past Allan Fowler's The Best Way to See a Shark (Children's, 1995) and not yet ready for Mary Batten's Shark Attack Almanac (Random, 1997). All in all, colorful, welcome additions.
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher

"Brilliant."-Booklist "These books are fun to read. The stories...are well-written and focus on topics that interest kids."-Scripps Howard News Service "Dramatically written non-fiction series features eye-catching photographs."-Minneapolis Star Tribune

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (November 9, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789437627
• ISBN-13: 978-0789437624
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,240,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just Plain Buggy!, June 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! (Eyewitness Readers, Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) (Paperback)

My sons enjoyed this book tremendously. I heard the word "cool" come out of thier mouths more than once. The pictures were very detailed. It was easy for my first grader to read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm a big fan of the DK readers., July 20, 2008

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Ulyyf "Connie" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! (Eyewitness Readers, Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) (Paperback)

They're simply written non-fiction books. Most non-fiction books are written for older kids, or for younger kids only as read-alouds. A series of *factual* books that early readers can read to themselves?

Brilliant.

Not every kid wants fairies and talking dinosaurs all the time. Sometimes, they really just want plain facts.

I really like these books.

I do have one minor problem with them, and that is that the text is really not laid out in the best way for this stage of reader. It can be a little distracting, jumping from section to section, and the text-boxes aren't any help - the information they contain should really be integrated into the main text instead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY Fascinating book!, January 8, 2008

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This review is from: Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! (Eyewitness Readers, Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) (Paperback)

This is just a great book! Moms and dads will be just as interested in learning about these bugs as the young ones are. Hearing the word, "cool" when learning about science, etc., is quite nice and this book does that job very well. It's pretty neat seeing the praying mantis eat a fly, the dragonfly that was rotted into a rock, and all about the thorn bugs. Great reading for young ones, not too difficult but the little captions everywhere might make it confusing for those readers not quite sure of themselves. For that reason, might suggest a little older age just for the understanding of it. Probably 7, more towards 8. At any rate, it's loved greatly in this house! Highly, highly recommend!