Where do insects live?
by Susan Canizares & Mary Reid is part of the Scholastic Science series. My sons participated in a reading contest/program over the summer and were allowed to choose books to keep as awards from the library after completing so many books. Where do insects live? was one of my oldest sons picks. All he saw was the real photo of some Japanese Beetles sitting in a flower on the front cover, read the title, and knew he’d love it. When we got home to read it, it was then we realized the book is 14 pages long, and the whole ‘story’ consists of only 37 words! Where do insects live? is not a story about a certain insect venturing off to find his home or anything like that. The book is more of an educational reference guide for young readers. Each page contains a real photograph of an insect and underneath the picture in bold print it will tell you where that insect lives. For instance, there is a picture of a grasshopper on one page and the page next to it there is a picture of a treehopper. Th
