'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. As there is comparatively little information on isopods, Pill Bugs will help fill a gap.– Karey Wehner, formerly at San Francisco Public LibraryĬopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.

With their clear texts and excellent photography, Snails and Wasps will be good companion volumes to more detailed works, such as Sylvia Johnson's Snails (Lerner, 1988) and Sara Swan Miller's Ants, Bees, and Wasps of North America (Watts, 2003). Although the brief texts do not provide much detail, they include more close-ups of individual body parts than are offered in most other introductions. : Pill Bugs Up Close (Minibeasts Up Close) (9781410915382) by Pyers, Greg and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books. All three books are well organized and clearly written. Each title has a suggestion for an observational activity and tips for searching the animals on the Internet. Their ancestors lived in the sea, but ancient pill bugs crawled out millions of years ago to carve a life. Large, vivid close-up photos of one or more of the invertebrates discussed complement the texts on almost every page. Pill bugs are more closely related to shrimp and lobsters than crickets or butterflies. The remainder discuss the creatures' habitat, diet, defense mechanisms, life cycle, and relationship to humans. Grade 3-5–Each of these lucid introductions consists of a series of two-page sections, more than half of which focus on the physical makeup of the featured animal.

Greg Pyers is a Heinemann Raintree author.

Pill Bugs Up Close by Greg Pyers