CRICKWING

By Janell Cannon. Crickwing goes from hapless victim to menacing bully in this delightfully written fable from the author/illustrator of Stellaluna and Verdi. He never set out to be a bully, but the little cockroach was an easy target for bigger forest creatures. He decides to even the score by bullying tiny leafcutter ants. Big mistake! Nobody angers the leafcutter queen and gets away with it. The book includes 19 full-page color illustrations, black-and-white drawings, and notes on cockroaches and ants. Grades K–5. 10" x 10". Voyager. 44 pages. 2005 paperback edition.

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