Busy Builders

Busy Builders was selected for the 2013 Cook Prize honoring the best science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) picture book published for children aged eight to ten.

The tiny creatures in this book are amazing builders. Can you guess which builder makes separate chambers for nurseries and even trash? Or which insect's home looks like cotton candy? Or what kind of insect has ears on its knees? Busy Builders features eight insects, one spider, and an inside look at the unique structures they each build. Roxie Munro's striking art, drawn in India ink and colored ink, brings these remarkable feats of engineering into full focus. A glossary and resources to learn more are included. If you were a bug, what kind of home would you build?

The author of Busy Builders has donated this book to the Worldreader program.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Two Lions
Published: 04/01/2012
ISBN: 9780761461050
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 11.00h x 11.10w x 0.50d
Award: Cook Prize - Honor Book

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2012
Publishers Weekly 04/02/2012 pg. 56
Booklist 04/15/2012 pg. 60
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2012 pg. 118
School Library Journal 05/01/2012 pg. 88
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2012
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 145 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 153090 / Busy Builders
Reading Level: 5.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5