Chirping Crickets (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)

Chirping Crickets (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)

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• Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
• Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
• Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
• Meet national science education standards
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<strong><center><p>Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!</p></center></strong><p>That's the sound crickets make. You've probably heard them chirp on a summer evening. But did you know that they make their chirping sounds by rubbing their wings together, and that only male crickets can chirp?</p><p>Inside this book you'll learn about crickets, and even how to tell the temperature by counting a cricket's chirps.</p><p>Melvin Berger and Megan Lloyd have created a wonderful introduction to a fascinating insect: the cricket.</p>Chirrrp, chirrrp, chirrrpthats the sound of crickets on a summer evening. A male cricket makes this sound by rubbing his legs against a bumpy vein on his wing. Find out more about crickets, including how they hear with their knees, in this stunningly illustrated introduction to the cricket. <p>