cover image The Beetle Alphabet Book

The Beetle Alphabet Book

Jerry Pallotta. Charlesbridge Publishing, $16.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-1-57091-551-2

Beetle-mania runs wild in Jerry Pallotta's latest nature ABC, The Beetle Alphabet Book, illus. by David Biedrzycki. From African Goliath to Zinc Metallic Beetles, the book is both informative and humorous, benefiting from Biedrzycki's lush illustrations. The text ranges from educational (e.g., ""The male Giraffe Beetle uses his unique neck to roll up leaves"") to entertaining (""It is not polite to ask a ladybug her age"").