DK
How to Be a Ladybug
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Life Science
- Environment & Ecology
- Comics / Graphic Narrative
- Nature Narrative / Field Discovery
- Story / Adventure
How to Be a Ladybug gives Dotty the larva a garden full of predators, rival insects, confusing body changes, and wings still to come. Her comic journey lets children discover that a ladybug's early stages look and behave differently from the familiar adult.
The science inside
- Animals & Zoology
- Ecosystems
Your child will meet:
- Ladybugs develop from eggs through larval and pupal stages before becoming winged adults.
- A ladybug larva looks very different from an adult even though both belong to the same life cycle.
- Garden insects face predators, competitors, food needs, and changing abilities as they grow.
Use it this way
Parent effort: No prep
Shrink to the size of a garden bug and enter the world of ladybug in this first graphic novel for children. This graphic novel of garden life, made in collaboration with the Royal Entomological Society, is a perfect introduction to ladybugs for bug-obsessed little ones aged 5-7. Follow a newly hatched ladybug as she learns the ins and outs of ladybughood, and meet plenty of fascinating bug characters along the way, in this first graphic novel. Narrated by a wise old grasshopper, offering tips and tricks on how to be a ladybug, children will love to follow the story of Dotty the larva. This bug book for children offers: A graphic novel format to engage children in non fiction topics. Content made in partnership with the Royal Entomological Society providing scientific information about insects. An engaging story about a newly hatched larva, Dotty, as she learns how to navigate life as a ladybug. Our tale begins with a cluster of tiny eggs resting peacefully on a leaf-but life for a ladybug larva is far from peaceful. There are dastardly harlequins to contend with and giant predators in the form of birds. Not to mention the confusing fact that our leading larva doesn't look anything like a ladybug at all! With transformations to look forward to-including gaining a pair of wings-and plenty of friendly bugs to meet, our heroine will soon learn that life in the garden isn't all bad.
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