A Ladybug - Paperback

by Ruth Owen (Author)

This beautiful book for young readers uses stunning, detailed photographs and carefully leveled text to show a 24-hour period in the life of a ladybug as she searches for a place to lay her eggs.

Readers will...

• discover that a ladybug eats lots and lots of insects called aphids every day.
• learn all about the body of a ladybug and how she has powerful wings for flying tucked beneath her red spotted shell
• see ladybug eggs and larvae and be introduced to the life cycle of these popular little beetles.
• explore how a ladybug has clever ways to avoid being eaten by the predators that share her backyard habitat.

The engaging text is a perfect introduction to insect lives and life cycles and is just right for building an enjoyment of nonfiction reading.