On one flower Butterflies, ticks and a few more icks

Anthony D. Fredericks

Book - 2006

"A child finds a goldenrod flower and, looking closely, discovers a whole community of insects on it. Includes "field notes" of facts about these animals and their relationships, plus resources for further study"--Provided by publisher.

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Subjects
Genres
Stories in rhyme
Picture books
Published
Nevada City, Calif. : Dawn Publications c2006.
Language
English
Main Author
Anthony D. Fredericks (-)
Edition
1st ed
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781584690863
9781584690870
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Review by School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 3-A rhyming text, most of which is a cumulative poem, tells how two boys wander into a field and discover a thriving ecosystem on a single goldenrod flower. Couplets set on the backgrounds of vivid picture spreads identify each of the seven invertebrates that the children observe (a mix of insects and arachnids) and briefly describe one or two of their special physical and/or behavioral characteristics. An appendix offers some additional facts about the goldenrod and the featured invertebrates. Contact information for several conservation organizations is included. The realistic, full-color art is the book's best feature. The blue-eyed protagonists are attractive, the renderings of the small animals are close up and clear, and DiRubbio's use of a constantly changing perspective is refreshing. As for the poetry, while the lines may rhyme, they often make little sense. For instance, the couplet describing a tick reads, "An eight-legged tick with a sensitive feel,/Waits on the stalk for a blood-sucking meal." What's a "sensitive feel?" And is it the meal that sucks blood, or the tick? Some word combinations are just awkward, such as the reference to invertebrates as "bug-buggy critters," or a stinkbug as a "smell-smelly critter." Readers attracted to the art are likely to be disappointed by the poetry.-Karey Wehner, formerly at San Francisco Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

A cumulative rhyming text lists the insects (stinkbug, butterfly, spider, aphids, etc.) found on a stalk of goldenrod. The overly cute rhyme, with its ""buzz-buzzing"" bee and ""smell-smelly"" stinkbug, doesn't work well as a repetitive verse. The large, brightly colored illustrations include some nicely detailed close-ups of the critters. Field notes at the end describe each insect. Reading list. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

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