The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Munro, Roxie

Busy Builders

40 pp. | Cavendish | April, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7614-6105-0 $17.99

(2) K-3 Profiles of eight insects (and one spider) that make their own structures are presented. Each is introduced with a wonderfully close-up illustration and the question, "Where does it live?" Turn the page to see the organisms industriously building and maintaining their home. Detailed explanations on the construction techniques and purposes of the structures are interwoven with facts about each species' life cycles. Bib., glos.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2012