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ebraam's review against another edition
5.0
- A very sweet (true) story about a little girl who loves bugs and learns to embrace her curiosity rather than squash it because of meanies; girl power!. The pictures were beautiful! I’m a big fan of picture books that tell a story and then also have more info at the back for further investigation.
annetjeberg's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful non-fiction book that touched my soul.
And even my grade 1 son could relate very much to the story of not being found interesting. It really engaged him, and we had a great conversation about it.
My older daughters really enjoyed the story as well, and the illustrations are wonderful as well.
Very highly recommended!
And even my grade 1 son could relate very much to the story of not being found interesting. It really engaged him, and we had a great conversation about it.
My older daughters really enjoyed the story as well, and the illustrations are wonderful as well.
Very highly recommended!
katiec0303's review against another edition
5.0
You can be anything you want to be. I love that this author had such a passion for something at such a young age. I also love that her mom did not give up on her when she was being made fun of for loving bugs. This is a great story.
anneke_b's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful non-fiction book that touched my soul.
And even my grade 1 son could relate very much to the story of not being found interesting. It really engaged him, and we had a great conversation about it.
My older daughters really enjoyed the story as well, and the illustrations are wonderful as well.
Very highly recommended!
And even my grade 1 son could relate very much to the story of not being found interesting. It really engaged him, and we had a great conversation about it.
My older daughters really enjoyed the story as well, and the illustrations are wonderful as well.
Very highly recommended!
tcbueti's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful book about following your passion and finding your people.
Loves bugs since she was 2 1/2, then almost gives them up after peers tease her, but her mom reaches out to adults who encourage her. Now in 4th grade, she's been on TV, helped write an article for entomologists about inspiring kids to love science, and wrote this book! Brava!!
Loves bugs since she was 2 1/2, then almost gives them up after peers tease her, but her mom reaches out to adults who encourage her. Now in 4th grade, she's been on TV, helped write an article for entomologists about inspiring kids to love science, and wrote this book! Brava!!
katie0303's review against another edition
5.0
You can be anything you want to be. I love that this author had such a passion for something at such a young age. I also love that her mom did not give up on her when she was being made fun of for loving bugs. This is a great story.
toad_maiden's review against another edition
4.0
I should preface this review with the fact that I am the perfect adult audience for this book: I was a "bug girl" for most of my childhood. I played with spiders and woodlice and honeybees and worms every day. When asked what I wanted for my eighth birthday, I could think of nothing more wonderful than a chance to hold a living tarantula (which seemed perfectly normal to me, and which my obliging parents arranged through the local natural history museum). I took home gold medals in the insect category of the Science Olympiad several years; I seriously considered becoming an arachnologist as a kid. I loved--and still love--bugs.
So this book hit me right in the "I feel seen" spot. Sophia's enthusiasm for the world of mini-beasts felt true to my own experience, and her enthusiasm for sharing her knowledge lit up these pages. I can't say that the story itself or the illustrations are in any way ground-breaking, but for me at least, the feeling here rings true and clear.
So this book hit me right in the "I feel seen" spot. Sophia's enthusiasm for the world of mini-beasts felt true to my own experience, and her enthusiasm for sharing her knowledge lit up these pages. I can't say that the story itself or the illustrations are in any way ground-breaking, but for me at least, the feeling here rings true and clear.
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
This is very cool. I haven’t heard of Sophia Spencer, but it appears she is still a child, a child who loves bugs. She was getting a lot of children calling her weird for her obsession with insects and her mom contacted Entomologist to encourage her daughter and this became a story.
There are plenty of Bug facts and it’s great for any kid who enjoys anthropods (insects). When she was a young pre-school child, the kids thought her facts were cool and when she hit 1st grade, her peers thought she was weird and creepy and she got depressed.
The weirdest bug in here, that I didn’t really know is the Brazilian treehoppers and their decorative ornaments on their backs.
The artwork is watercolor, and honestly, I did not resonate with the art. It did not help the story, but others might love it.
I did read this to my nephew. He thought the story was pretty cool. He still loves the roly polies. He is very quirky himself, see his current Michael Jackson craze. Recently he found a MJ doll on Etsy and put a bid on it and lost. He was very disappointed. He was willing to spend 26$ of his money on it. Here’s my nephew modus operandi, he finds something he loves, like Huey, Louis and Dewey, he tracks down the toy, which can take months. He gets the toy, enjoys it for maybe a month, then he is off to the next thing. Anyway. He gave this story 4 stars. He thought the bugs were sort of a cool gross and wants to find them this spring.
There are plenty of Bug facts and it’s great for any kid who enjoys anthropods (insects). When she was a young pre-school child, the kids thought her facts were cool and when she hit 1st grade, her peers thought she was weird and creepy and she got depressed.
The weirdest bug in here, that I didn’t really know is the Brazilian treehoppers and their decorative ornaments on their backs.
The artwork is watercolor, and honestly, I did not resonate with the art. It did not help the story, but others might love it.
I did read this to my nephew. He thought the story was pretty cool. He still loves the roly polies. He is very quirky himself, see his current Michael Jackson craze. Recently he found a MJ doll on Etsy and put a bid on it and lost. He was very disappointed. He was willing to spend 26$ of his money on it. Here’s my nephew modus operandi, he finds something he loves, like Huey, Louis and Dewey, he tracks down the toy, which can take months. He gets the toy, enjoys it for maybe a month, then he is off to the next thing. Anyway. He gave this story 4 stars. He thought the bugs were sort of a cool gross and wants to find them this spring.
fionak's review against another edition
3.0
From a narrative standpoint, its a bit boring; I guess that's reality though and its very relatable. The illustrations are adorably done, although they fail to add dimension to the story. The section at the end featuring actual bug science is my favorite part of the book.
I received a copy of this book free from the publisher for review.
I received a copy of this book free from the publisher for review.