Title: My First Book of Southern African Insects
Author: Charmaine Uys
Illustrator: Sally MacLarty
Genre: Emotology
Publisher: Struik Publishers
Imprint: Struik Nature
Cape Town, South Africa 2009
ISBN 9781770072138 / ISBN 978-1-77007-213-8
Softcover, 21 x 28 cm, 64 pages, 58 illustrations, parallel texts in English, Afrikaans, Zulu and Xhosa
Children are fascinated by ‘bugs’ of all kinds, and insects are a familiar part of their everyday environment. Dragonflies and ants, beetles and stick insects, butterflies and bees are just some of the many insects that are found in the home and garden, providing youngsters with a handy introduction to the natural world. My First Book of Southern African Insects presents 58 of the most common, intriguing and beautiful species accurately illustrated in full-colour, concise text and simple graphics conveying the insect’s size, when it is active and what it eats, straightforward text for children beginning to read in their mother tongue, parallel texts in Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zulu for older learners who wish to improve their knowledge of other languages, and vivid and scientifically accurate illustrations in full colour.