Title: Insectlopedia
Author: Douglas Florian
Genre: Poetry
Summary: This book is a collection of poems about different insects.
Review: This was my first time reading this book. It was playful and fun. The author write some of the poems different that everyday poems, for example; the inchworm is written in a shape of an inchworm. Mosquitos are my least favorite bug. The poem about them was funny especially this one quote,”they feast on your skin for take out food.” This is so true. I can see myself purchasing this book to keep with me forever!
Content Area Connection:
Music: Some of the poems rhyme which is connected to music.
English Language Arts: A lot of new vocabulary is introduced in these poems.
Science: Different poems explains different insects. The author talks about their body and habitats.