Suggestions from Mt. Lebanon Public Library  ~  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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BOOKS TO BUG YOU

 - stories to share with your favorite insect -

Selected books for beginning readers to share with a special friend.

For readers in grades 1 & 2

Picture Books:

Be Nice to Spiders
Margaret Bloy Graham  (j Eb GRAHAM)

The Caterpillar and the Polliwog
Jack Kent  (j Eb K)

Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Do You Know Me?:
A Garden Guessing Game
Anne Rockwell  (j Ea ROCKWELL)

Beginning Readers:

The Beetle Bush
Beverly Keller  (j Er KELLER)

Sam and the Firefly
P. D. Eastman  (j Er EASTMAN)

Inspector Hopper
Doug Cushman  (j Er CUSHMAN)

A Fly Went By
Mike McCLintock  (j Er MCCLINTOCK)

Wolfie
Janet Chenery  (j Er CHENERY)

Non-fiction & Poetry:

On Beyond Bugs: All About Insects
Tish Rabe  (j 595.7 Rab)

Busy Buzzers: Bees in Your Backyard
Nancy Loewen  (j 595.799 Loe)

A Monarch Butterfly's Life
John Himmelman
(j 595.789 Him)

Monster Bugs
Lucille Recht Penner  (j 595.7 Pen)

Night Fliers: Moths in Your Backyard
Nancy Loewen  (j 595.78 Loe)

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Look for these and other great books in
The Children's Library
Mt. Lebanon Public Library
16 Castle Shannon Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
412/531-1913      2004
www.mtlebanonlibrary.org