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Cricket in the Thicket
Cricket in the Thicket: Poems about Bugs | Carol Murray
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A nonfiction picture book of poetry about fascinating insects with accompanying facts, notes, and illustrations by the Caldecott-winning Melissa Sweet. Pray tell us, Mr. Mantis, Do you pray or simply prey? Do you scout about for victims Or fold your hands all day? In addition to the playful rhyming poems, the supplementary text highlights surprising facts about bugs of all kindsfrom familiar ants to exotic dragonflies, cringe-worthy ticks and magnificent fireflies. Melissa Sweets collage-inspired mixed-media illustrations beautifully render these creatures and compliment the poems whimsical tones. This is an enchanting and informative look at a perennial topic of interest for kidscool bugs! A Christy Ottaviano Book
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olivia.d

Jumping, leaping, singing loud, Crickets chirp, they‘re feeling proud

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olivia.d

I would have this in my classroom for fun. I may use it in a lesson to talk about different animals and their behaviors

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olivia.d
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I thought this was a super cute book with great pictures. I also loved the message of the story

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baranskilydia13

“I'm very, very smart and rather lucky, I would say.“

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baranskilydia13

This book would be great for younger readers as it uses rhyme and alliteration.

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baranskilydia13
Pickpick

Cricket in the Thicket contains a poem for every bug you can think of. It uses cute and inviting illustrations and fun poems that use fun rhymes that children will love. I would recommend this for the ages of 3-7.

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jbernath

“Just imagine, if you could, a creepy crawler crunching wood.”

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jbernath

This book would be great for younger grades learning about insects. A fun activity could be picking a bug to draw and write a fact about it. You could also take students outside to observe live bugs.

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jbernath
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Cricket in the Thicket by Carol Murray. Published in 2017. Won the notable poetry and verse novels. This is a playful book with many poems about all different kind of bugs. The author also incorporates facts about each bug on each page. The illustrations are beautiful and give accurate representations of insects. They also incorporate collages of newspaper clippings and pictures that add a lot of texture.

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Reece203914

“Im very, very smart and rather lucky, I would say”

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Reece203914

This book would be great for younger readers as it uses rhyme and alliteration.

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Reece203914
Pickpick

Cricket in the Thicket by Carol Murray contains a poem for every bug you can think of! It uses cute and inviting illustrations and fun poems that use fun rhymes that children will love. I would recommend this for the ages of 3-7.

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schuckman.j

“Im very, very smart and rather lucky, I would say”

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schuckman.j

This book would be great for younger readers as it uses rhyme and alliteration.

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schuckman.j
Pickpick

Cricket in the Thicket by Carol Murray contains a poem for every bug you can think of! It uses cute and inviting illustrations and fun poems that use fun rhymes that children will love. I would recommend this for the ages of 3-7.

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amberpeltz

Mosquito Bites!

I thought this poem was super cute. It‘s an easy way to help teach young readers about mosquito bites and what causes them to itch.

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amberpeltz
Pickpick

Mosquito Bites!

This short poem is a cute way of explaining why mosquito bites itch like they do. The rhyming lines describe the process from bite to bump to itch in a fun and flowing way.

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delaneylabelle23

working while the world is sleeping, tugging, lugging, running, creeping

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delaneylabelle23
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cute book that teaches about different kinds of bugs in the form of poetry. Easy read for young kids.

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Apolandvery

“Working while the world is sleeping, tugging, logging, running, creeping“

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Apolandvery
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cute book that teaches about different kinds of bugs in the form of poetry. Easy to read and makes learning fun.

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emmadomo

Working while the world is sleeping, tugging, lugging, running, creeping.

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emmadomo
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Cute book that teaches about different kinds of bugs in the form of poetry. Easy to read and makes learning fun!

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kierstenkaplan

“Working while the world is sleeping, tugging, lugging, running and creeping”