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Isaladybugreallyabug?Isahoneybeeaninsect?Howaboutaspider?Howdoyouknow?Findouthowyoucantellifabeautifulbutterflyoracrawlingcentipedeisactuallyaninsectorsomethingelse.Discoverahiddenworldoftinycreaturesbuildingtheirhomes,stalkingtheirprey,andhidingfromtheirenemiesrightinyourownbackyard.
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InHerOwnWords...Idon'trememberlearningtoread;itseemsasthoughI'vealwaysknownhow.Inthesameway,Idon'tknowwhenIfirstbegantodrawandpaint.I'vealwayslovedbooksandhavealwaysknownIwantedtobeanartist.Somakingpicturebooksforchildrenwasmynaturalcalling.IstillrememberhowtheworldlookedtomewhenIwasveryyoung,socommunicatingwithchildrenjuststartingoffonwhatIhopewillbealifetimeloveofbooksfeelsright.ManyofthebooksIwriteIillustratemyself,butI'vealsobeenluckytohavecollaboratedwithotherillustratorswhobringtheirownspecialgiftsandvisiontothewordsIwrite.Oneoftheseismydaughter,LizzyRockwell.Shehascollaboratedwithmeonaseriesofbooksaboutagroupofchildrenlearningabouttheworld,andtellingthereaderaboutthemselves,inthesortofcharmedandhappyclassroomallchildrenshouldhave.Twoofthetitlesarejustrightforthefallback-to-schoolseasonHalloweenDayandThanksgivingDay.PaulMeiselhasillustratedMorganPlaysSoccer,publishedinAugust2001.Thisisthefirstofaseriesofbooksaboutwhatitmeanstobea"goodsport".Sportsareabigpartofchildhood.Eventhosewhoaren'tgoodatthemmustlearntherulesofthegame.AsMorganBrownbearfindsout,itisn'teasyalthoughifyouhavegoodfriendswhoarealsogoodsportsithelps.I'venevermetachildwhowasn'tintriguedbyinsects.SteveJenkins'illustrationsforBugsAreInsects,Let'SReadAndFindOut(May2001)showwhychildrenlikemyyoungestgrandson,Christian,aretakenwiththebeautyandvarietytheyseeintheinsectworld.Ibelievethatonceabookispublisheditbelongstoitsreaders.SonowI'mbusyworkingonideasfornewbooks.Ilovedoingthis,forI'malwaysrefreshedbystartingthiskindofadventurecarryinganideaallthewayturningitintoabookforotherstoreadandenjoy.
