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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Gr 3–5—This title examines one of the most remarkable life cycles in nature. A succinct text, set against the background of vivid watercolor paintings of the insects in natural settings, describes their physical characteristics; the distinctive characteristics of several world species; the basic cicada life cycle; and the remarkably prolonged one of periodical species. These insects remain underground as nymphs for 13 or 17 years before emerging en masse to metamorphose into adults. The text em...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Pringle, after first distinguishing largely harmless cicadas from destructive locusts, lucidly explains the anatomy, life cycle, and various...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
