That''s the sound crickets make. You''ve probably heard them
chirp on a summer evening. But did you know that they make their
chirping sounds by rubbing their wings together, and that only male
crickets can chirp?
Inside this book you''ll learn about crickets, and even how to
tell the temperature by counting a cricket''s chirps.
Melvin Berger and Megan Lloyd have created a wonderful
introduction to a fascinating insect: the cricket.
Chirrrp, chirrrp, chirrrpthats the sound of crickets on a summer
evening. A male cricket makes this sound by rubbing his legs
against a bumpy vein on his wing. Find out more about crickets,
including how they hear with their knees, in this stunningly
illustrated introduction to the cricket.
關於作者:
Melvin Berger is the author of more than 200 books for
children. Among his Let''s-Read-and-Find-Out Science titles are
Germs Make Me Sick! illustrated by Marilyn Hafner, and
Chirping Crickets illustrated by Megan Lloyd. Mr Berger
lives in East Hampton, New York, with his wife.