The Bug Club
The Bug Club
The Bug Club
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Description
Description
Join acclaimed author Elise Gravel on a dazzling and revelatory tour of the insect world!
In The Bug Club, Elise Gravel shares all of her favourite and most interesting facts about these marvelous creatures, some of which are so unique and strange, you could almost imagine them living in outer space!
About the Author
About the Author
Elise Gravel is an author and illustrator from Montreal, Quebec. After studying graphic design, she pursued a career writing and illustrating children's books, where her quirky and charming characters quickly won the hearts of children and adults worldwide. In 2012, Gravel received the Governor General's Literary Award for her book La clé à molette. A prolific artist, she currently has over thirty children's books to her name which have been translated into a dozen languages, including The Mushroom Fan Club, The Worst Book Ever, and If Found...Please Return to Elise Gravel, her challenge to young artists to keep a sketchbook. Gravel still lives in Montreal with her spouse, two daughters, cats, and a few spiders.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Elise Gravel has created a wonderful book about her fascination with bugs. The hardcover feels like a glimpse inside a personal scrapbook, as though a knowledgeable and devoted friend is sharing their interest with the reader. [Her] enthusiasm is contagious." --School Library Journal
"Gravel's enthusiasm and wonder is infectious but even more so are her kooky illustrations." --The Toronto Star "If you're not familiar with her art work, prepare to be charmed." --Youth Services Book Review "Throughout, the Quebec comic creator preaches a message of self-acceptance. She concedes at one point in the slender volume that she doesn't 'draw very realistic insects.' Later on, she states: 'I sometimes have weird tastes.'...The Bug Club [is] an important book because the underlying message for kids is they should be unafraid to let their freak flag fly. Or, as it said on a bumper sticker that was popular when I was a young geek in the 1970s, 'Why be normal?'" --London Free Press "Have you ever met a kid who's just REALLY into a particular topic, and they want to tell you EVERYTHING they know about dinosaurs/Tazmania/trains/Digimon? That's the experience that awaits in this book, speaking to kids precisely on their level with an age-appropriate balance of gross-out facts and intriguing scientific detail. A copy of The Bug Club belongs in every school library." --The Stranger "One peek inside this buzz-worthy book and readers will catch the entomology bug." --Canadian Children's Book Centre "It's so funny you hardly realize you're learning!" --OWL Kids "For any child (or adult) who wants to know more about bugs, The Bug Club is a worthwhile addition to school and public library shelves." --Canadian Review of Materials "If you've ever been asked about a stink bug or a scorpion fly, this is the book for you." --Winnipeg Free Press
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub date:
2021-08-10
Length:
56 pages
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