New Releases by Judy Hawes

A brief study of the first creatures on earth to develop voices and an aversion to dry skin.

"[In] a revision of the 1963 edition, [a] brief, clearly written text [tells of a young girl who] learns some interesting facts about fireflies from her grandfather. Alexander uses richly hued pastels for her illustrations of the young girl, her grandparents'' farm, and the creatures of a summer night."—SLJ.

Describes the physical characteristics and habits of tree frogs, particularly the peeper whose song is a harbinger of spring.

Describes the characteristics and habits of the tall spiderlike daddy longlegs.

A detailed view of the small black and red ladybird that unobtrusively eats its weight in aphids and other crop-injuring insects.

A youngster tells why he likes toads, especially the one in his garden, and reminds us that a single toad can eat 10,000 insects and 2,000 cutworms in a summer.

A detailed view of the small black and red ladybug that unobtrusively eats its weight in aphids and other crop-injuring insects.

Explains the interesting phenomenon of bees'' ability to fly in a straight line over distances as far as two miles.