Insectos para el Almuerzo

Margery Facklam and Sylvia Long

INSECTOS para el ALMUERZO BUGS for LUNCH Margery Facklam Ilustrado por Sylvia Long Published by Charlesbridge Si tu almuerzo fuera un insecto, ¿Quién podrías ser? Tal vez un trepatroncos Que insectos quiere comer, If your lunch was a bug, Who could you be? Maybe a nuthatch At work in a tree, O quizás una araña Atrapando una mosca, Or maybe a spider Trapping a fly, O un murciélago en pos de insectos Que por el cielo embosca. Or a bat catching bugs As it cruises the sky. Podrías ser un geco You might be a gecko O tal vez un ratoncillo, Comiendo muchos insectos Como el mejor platillo. Or maybe a mouse, Eating the insects In somebody’s house. Podrías ser una musaraña, No satisfecha con el almuerzo, Masticando todo el día Tantos insectos con esfuerzo. You might be a shrew, Not just eating lunch, But snacking all day On bugs by the bunch. Quizás seas un sapo quien con una lengüetada atrapa una mosca así como nada You could be a toad, Zapping a fly With a flip of the tongue In the blink of an eye; O tal vez una mantis lista para comer a cualquier insecto incauto que se deje aprehender. Or maybe a mantis Ready to prey On any size insect That happens its way. Podrías ser una trucha, En un riachuelo, Buscando insectos voladores Y que no tengan anzuelo. You might be a trout, At home in a brook, Looking for insects That aren’t on a hook. Podrías ser un oso goloso En busca de miel, Sorprendido que las abejas Saben ricas también. You could be a bear Searching for honey, But finding that bees Taste just as yummy. O quizás un oso hormiguero, De lengua larga y pegajosa, Sorbiendo hormigas y termitas De manera asombrosa. Or maybe an aardvark, Whose tongue, long and sticky, Slurps termites and ants That others think icky. English/Spanish bilingual edition! Si tu almuerzo fuera un insecto, ¿Quién podrías ser? ¡Lleno de insectos asombrosos e información sobre estas criaturas, Insectos para el almuerzo es un agasajo delicioso en el día o en la noche! If your lunch was a bug, Who could you be? With a few surprising bug eaters and extra facts about each creature, Bugs for Lunch is a fun-filled treat for any time of the day or night. ABA Kids’ Pick of the Lists Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Award “Facklam’s cheerful, rhyming text introduces the read-to-me set (and beginning readers as well) to a variety of critters. . . . The excellent pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are large, colorful, and realistic. . . . [T]his is an attractive, high-interest book with an intriguing title and dramatic illustrations.” —School Library Journal “Facklam’s playful rhymed verses and Long’s brightly colored paintings combine to introduce young listeners to a variety of creatures that eat insects. . . . A good choice for primary science units.” —Booklist “Long’s exacting pen-and-ink style lends a naturalistic perfection to this visual playground of the insect world, enhancing this glimpse of a vital link in the food chain.” —Kirkus Reviews