Nonfiction Readers 4: Bug Builders
9781433348211
Bug Builders is an expository text about how bugs use their bodies and materials from nature to build structures to protect and feed themselves, including bubbles, traps, and even silk cases filled with rocks that work like armour. Some spiders can build webs that allow them to breath underwater. The style is informative and conversational.
The book has a Contents and is divided into chapters. Sentences vary in length and structure. Captioned photographs, diagrams, lists, and fact boxes support the text and add meaning. A glossary, index, and bibliography are provided.
Potentially new terminology, such as exoskeleton and generations, is defined in context and in the glossary.
This title is from the TIME® for Kids: Nonfiction Readers series from Teacher Created Materials. Build your school bookroom or classroom library with dynamic and engaging nonfiction readers.
