D is for Dragonflies

This stunning collection of dragonfly and damselfly photographs is accompanied by short lessons in concepts and vocabulary. This book is safe for young children to browse on their own. For the best learning experience, an older reader should read and discuss each photo with children who are unable to lookup big, new words in a dictionary. 

Gramma Carmels Picture Book 4 and features photography by Patty Sovic, a friend of the author who lives in an area buzzing with dragonflies, damselflies and other wildlife common to wetlands. 

Concepts and vocabulary taught in this book: Anisoptera, buzzing, compound, dragonflies, eye, flying, glide, hover, iridescent, joint, kingdom, Libellula, marsh, nymph, order, predator, quick, resting, skimmer, tadpole, underwater, vision, wingspan, exoskeleton, Zygoptera.