Ladybug at Orchard Avenue (Smithsonian's Backyard (Paperback))

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Summary: Interesting Facts and Nice Illustration
Review: I read this to my two year old twins after they discovered a ladybug on our kitchen table. The book kept their attention and I learned some things I didn't know about ladybugs, too.

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Summary: Beautiful, bright-colored presentation.
Review: Written in the form of an adventure, the book is filled with dramatic tension as the ladybug survives the dangerous life of your own backyard. It comes with a beautiful red, white, and black ladybug plush toy about nine inches x seven inches. It's a tiny book, but it's well written -- not "written down" to children -- and includes a glossary at the back. I think it's probably for third graders and above, but I predict adults will be happy to sneak a peek at it when the kids aren't looking.