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Description for Busy Builders
Hardcover. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: YNNR. Dimension: 287 x 288 x 12. Weight in Grams: 662.
Busy Builders was selected for the 2013 Cook Prize honoring the best science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) picture book published for children aged eight to ten. The tiny creatures in this book are amazing builders. Can you guess which builder makes separate chambers for nurseries and even trash? Or which insect’s home looks like cotton candy? Or what kind of insect has ears on its knees? Busy Builders features eight insects, one spider, and an inside look at the unique structures they each build. Roxie Munro’s striking art, drawn in India ink and colored ink, brings these remarkable ... Read more
Busy Builders was selected for the 2013 Cook Prize honoring the best science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) picture book published for children aged eight to ten. The tiny creatures in this book are amazing builders. Can you guess which builder makes separate chambers for nurseries and even trash? Or which insect’s home looks like cotton candy? Or what kind of insect has ears on its knees? Busy Builders features eight insects, one spider, and an inside look at the unique structures they each build. Roxie Munro’s striking art, drawn in India ink and colored ink, brings these remarkable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Two Lions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
40
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780761461050
SKU
V9780761461050
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Roxie Munro
Roxie Munro has written and illustrated more than forty books for children, in addition to illustrating books by other authors. Her art has been exhibited nationally, including in the Original Art Exhibit at the Society of Illustrators in New York City. Roxie’s books have received such honors as New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year, Time magazine ... Read more
Reviews for Busy Builders
“The individual portraits are terrifically impressive, while the handsome habitat paintings show very well from a slight distance, making this a good choice for reading aloud to a group…Enticing as an introduction to insects and spiders.” —Kirkus Reviews “Young preschoolers who love to learn lots of facts about bugs will be waiting anxiously for the page to turn…A first-rate ... Read more