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Bug by Amy Proud, Robin Koontz

mldavisreads's review

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4.0

Childrens Picture Book. The story is named after the main character, a young girl who earned the nickname "Bug" because she "loved every winging, singing, crawling, biting, stinking, slinking, stinging bug there was." Bug likes to observe the bugs around them and to draw them. She spends so much time thinking about bugs that she falls behind in math. But one day, as she is observing bugs in a field, she realizes maybe her beloved bugs can help her understand math. She aces her test when she shows all of her work using bugs.

A cute story, with calm, pale illustrations. A message about people learning in different ways but still being able to succeed. A bit too much text for the preschool crowd, but could be read aloud with elementary school students. Can be used to discuss growth mindset, learning differences, or how to illustrate word problems in math.

mrogows's review

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4.0

A cute story with a great message, and beautiful pictures. Best to be used in a math themed story time.
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