Customer Reviews

Simon & Schuster Children's Guide to Insects and Spiders

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Our kids loved this book! Not only was it written well enough to keep their interest but it left them wanting more! The descriptions were detailed enough for young minds but did not become a lecture so that they "glazed over". It made our kids enjoy their learning time. The illustrations were large, detailed and numerous. This book was great for the ages it was written for and even younger; as our three and five year olds loved the pictures and started asking questions right away! This was an over all great book to help get a kid's thirst for learning started!

My 3-year-old grandson is a big Spider-man fan, and he told me he wanted a book about spiders and "bugs." I bought this book because I liked the illustrations. They were clear and accurate, but not frightening. My grandson loves it. He actually goes to bed with it. He and I alternate pointing to the pictures and asking each other, "What is this?" Even though the text is for much older children, the pictures are ageless.

I bought this book for my 8-year-old niece, who loves bugs. She adores this book, everything about it. She loves the BIG pictures of the insects, as she can really study their anatomy. She loves the very informative descriptions given and also the variety of insects covered. I would highly recommend this book for any child who loves bugs. I, however, being a bit squeamish, got a little nauseous seeing such huge pictures of insects but it didn't bother my brave, curious niece at all.

My 5 year old son loves insects! He chose this book at of all the ones available here on Amazon. It has fabulous close up illustrations and actual photos. Each species is catagorized, with details on type of species and how they are different from one to another. I recommend this books for any parents little future scientist! :)

Very easy book for an 8 yr old to read. Much info and pictures.

Great illustration, nice weight and feel to book. Sturdy enough to withstand use by younger hands, but not too "high quality" that your afraid to let them touch it. Very pleased w/purchase and ideal for that 5-9 year old who loves their bugs!

My grandson, age 2 1/2 years old has a fascination with bugs. I purchase the book so I explore the world of insects with him. Now, we go in the garden looking for the insects you saw in the book.

As with most toddlers, he wants you to read the book over and over again. No problem! Each time I read it, I learn something new.

I bought this book for my 8 year old nephew. It is such a beautiful book - which is odd to say about a book on bugs. It has fantastic pictures of each bug along with brief descriptions and general information. My nephew loved it.

This book was purchased for my step-granddaughters and step-great grandson. They all loved it. The girls are old enough for reports and it is very informational. The boy, well, he just likes bugs...

I bought this book for my daughter who was afraid of bugs. She loves the book, now she thinks bugs are cute. She 'reads' this book at least once a day.