Big Rig Bugs
PreSchool-Grade 1—Digital illustrations explore perspective as a crew of insects joins together to clean up a construction worker's littered tuna-fish sandwich. Rhymed couplets like, "Clear that thicket, dozer cricket" on each page feature creatures such as an ant, a weevil, a pickleworm, an earwig, and a dragonfly. The oversize views of bugs will delight many children, as will the construction analogy, which is reinforced by distant views of a corresponding piece of heavy machinery. Unfortunately, some of the scenes are blurry, and in one case the insect's head is obstructed by the pickle it carries. The closing line, "See you later, excavator," keeps the rhythm bouncing to the end, and Cyrus's general concept is unique.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA(c) Copyright 2010.  Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc.  No redistribution permitted.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.