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A Beetle Is Shy
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
45 posts | 15 read
The award-winning duo of Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long team up again, this time creating a gorgeous look at the fascinating world of beetles. From flea beetles to bombardier beetles, an incredible variety of these beloved bugs are showcased here in all their splendor. Poetic in voice and elegant in design, this carefully researched and visually striking book is perfect for sparking children's imaginations in both classroom reading circles and home libraries. Plus, this is the fixed-format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition!
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jkraynak
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

“A beetle is a kaleidoscope.”

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jkraynak
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
Pickpick

This was a cute, fun book all about beetles. It includes education images and headings. It includes the life cycle in the book and makes the topic of beetles interesting.

jkraynak *educational 5y
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jkraynak
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

this book had a lot of cute illustrations including the front cover. they are colorful, detailed, and uniquely drawn.

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Kyle Donahue
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

This book would be a great read for 3rd to 4th grade. A simple but interesting read for a science book.

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Kyle Donahue
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

“A beetle is shy.“ This is how the book ends.

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Kyle Donahue
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
Pickpick

This book is organized very well. It is structure to learn about beetles' life. Where certain beetles are found and what they might do. The headings in the book show what is clearly being discussed.

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ritakingston
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

“A beetle is shy... And then...a beetle is bold!“

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ritakingston
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

I would use this book in a classroom because it builds the builder's knowledge of the natural world around them

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ritakingston
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
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Pickpick

This is a good nonfiction book because the purpose of the book is to inform the reader on the different type of beetles. The book was designed to do so and it does inform the reader about beetles.

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abbychlosta
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

“The smallest beetle, and one of the smallest insects in the world, is the North American featherwing beetle, so tiny it could pass through the eye of a needle.”

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abbychlosta
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

This book was super informative! This would be a great resource for children to learn about bugs. I know the children at the CDC have a love for beetles!

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abbychlosta
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
Pickpick

A Beetle is Shy by Dianna Hutts Aston is a piece of nonfiction. It was published in 2016. It takes us through a beetles whole life cycle from beginning to end. It tells us about characteristics of the beetles and their environments. This almost feels like a beetle index. This book would be an easy one to jump into at any point and learn some quick facts.

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sarabellini
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

A newborn, soft and hungry, hurrying to seal itself into a cocoon, where it can be still and cozy until it becomes what it was meant to be.

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sarabellini
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

I loved the colorful and vibrant illustrations in this book about beetles. It makes it very fun to read.

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sarabellini
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
Pickpick

I liked how this book started with “a beetle is...“ and then goes on to talk about specific facts about what the beetle is. It tells you about how a beetle is born, types of beetles, what they do, how they act, and how they are harmful and helpful as well as prehistoric.

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kh972417
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

“A beetle is a digger... a runner... a hopper... or a swimmer.“

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kh972417
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
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The illustrations of this book are very detailed about beetles throughout their life cycle. They even show the actual cycle of how a beetle forms and grows to be full sized.

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kh972417
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
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I liked this book! It explains the life cycle of a beetle very well, and makes the reader want to find out more about it. While I am not the biggest fan of insects, I was interested in reading more about this topic.

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elijahsmith
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

“A newborn, soft and hungry, hurrying to seal itself into a cocoon”

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elijahsmith
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

I enjoyed learning about how a beetle starts as an egg, and forms into a beetle.

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elijahsmith
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
Mehso-so

I enjoyed reading this book to find out more of the life cycle of a beetle!

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mollywimmers1
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

“A beetle is a kaleidoscope“

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mollywimmers1
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
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my favorite page was where it was showing all the colors a beetle could be. I really liked how you could look at the pictures while also learning the types of beetles

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mollywimmers1
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
Pickpick

wow! I could just look at the illustrations of this book and be entertained but also learn something. this book would be amazing for visual learners

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Allierd22
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
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“A beetle is bold!”

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Allierd22
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

I would love to use this book for a nature lesson in class. Children love looking at nature and seeing all the unique creatures that live in the outdoors. It would be a great book to use to teach children more about organisms that live outside

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Allierd22
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Published in 2016- this book is a great work of nonfiction. The images are so stunning and colorful, and the book is full of facts about beetles that many children would be extremely interested in and love to read about and share with others!

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Miadolce
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

“Fossils show that beetles inhabited earth when dinosaurs did almost 300 million years ago, making them millions of years older than butterflies, bees, and other insects.”

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Miadolce
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

Very beautifully illustrated.

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Miadolce
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
Mehso-so

This nonfiction book creates a look into the world of beetles, bugs that have been on the planet back when dinosaurs were alive. This can be super fascinating for kids who like bugs and insects. I personally don‘t like bugs, so I wouldn‘t want to read it by myself.

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kayleaallison
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
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A Beetle Is Shy is an interesting book about different types of beetles. I think children will really enjoy learning about different types of beetles and recognizing ones that they may see sometimes

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kayleaallison
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
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I really like the pictures in this book.

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kayleaallison
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Ariel8Smith
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
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“Fossils show that beetles inhabited earth when dinosaurs did, almost 300 million years ago, making them millions of years older than butterflies, bees, and other insects”

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Ariel8Smith
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

Fun informational text with bright and large pictures. Simple words that children can read and still learn about Beatles from

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Ariel8Smith
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
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2016, nonfiction. Informational text that tells about a beetle through a story. Tells about the transformation of a beetle and different types of beetles. Words flow on the page and the pictures cover the pages. Gives more information about where they come from, their traits, and provides this information in small paragraphs and sentences.

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lauren_rese
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lauren_rese
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston

A great book for young children that tells a narrative.

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lauren_rese
A Beetle Is Shy | Dianna Hutts Aston
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This books shows the life cycle of a beetle. It talks about the different characteristics and aspects that come along with beetle. This book is a great book that teaches about science, nature, and wildlife. Genre: Nonfiction; Published: 2016; Illustrator: Sylvia Long