Cicada symphony / Sue Fliess ; illustrated by Gareth Lucas.

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Cicada symphony

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"There are about three thousand different kinds of cicadas but only the males make the sound we know. Some cicadas appear every year but other kinds only show up every seventeen years, but no one knows why. And there can be trillions of them! Interesting facts and a rhythmic, rhyming verse combine with colorful illustrations to portray one of the most fascinating insects in the world"--

Language:

English

Audience:

Ages 4-8 Albert Whitman & Company.

ISBN - ISSN:

9780807511619

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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Subject:

Cicadas -- Juvenile literature.

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Cicada symphony / Sue Fliess ; illustrated by Gareth Lucas.

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2024 ALA Notable Children's Book

2024 Texas 2x2 Reading List

2023 Chicago Public Library Best Informational Books for Younger Readers

2023 Blueberry Honor Award

2024 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year

STARRED REVIEW! "Fliess informs while maintaining a light , adoring tone that reveals cicadas' remarkableness."-- Publishers Weekly starred review

Eeee-ooo! Eeee-ooo! Cicadas drone on, clicking and buzzing from dusk till dawn.

There are about three thousand different kinds of cicadas on earth. Some species emerge from the ground every year, while others only come up every thirteen or seventeen years. But no matter how much time passes before they dig their way to the surface, the result is the same: up to trillions of clumsy (but harmless!) insects flying, clicking, and buzzing all around us. Using a combination of rhythmic, rhyming verse and fun facts, this story describes the life cycle of the cicada and helps readers better understand this fascinating insect.

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Publisher's Weekly Review

Euphonic rhyming couplets sing in praise of cicadas alongside details about their life cycle in this vibrant picture book. Beginning pages present purply yellow nymphs waiting underground until they surface and molt. "A newly emerged adult cicada looks almost alien," describes one straightforward snippet, while rhymes elaborate: "Plump cicada, milky-white,/ gleams and glistens in the light./ Veins turn orange, soon complete./ Blue-black body. Clawlike feet." Feeding (and being fed on), flying, and mating proceed until the cycle begins anew. The insects' forms and beady red eyes aptly fill the pages of Lucas's bold artwork, which bursts with chromatic coloring and geometric layers. Conveying the volume of males' distinctive songs to the bugs' innate clumsiness, Fliess informs while maintaining a light, adoring tone that reveals cicadas' remarkableness. A glossary and author's note conclude. Ages 4--8. (May)