Margery Facklam

Auteur de Bugs for Lunch

40 oeuvres 1,864 utilisateurs 30 critiques

A propos de l'auteur

Margery Facklam was born Margery Anne Metz in Buffalo, New York on September 6, 1927. She received a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Buffalo and a master's degree in science education at Buffalo State College. She began her writing career while raising her five children. She afficher plus wrote articles about parenting and family vacations for the former Buffalo Courier-Express and for magazines. She published her first children's books about natural science in 1962. She wrote more than 30 books during her lifetime including The Big Bug Book; Creepy, Crawly Caterpillars; and Anatomy of Nonfiction: Writing True Stories for Children. Two of her books, Do Not Disturb and Partners for Life, were named Outstanding Science Trade Books by the Children's Book Council and the National Science Teachers Association. And Then There Was One was named best book of 1990 by the School Library Journal. In 2005, she received the Knickerbocker Award for her body of work from the New York State Library Association. She also worked as an assistant curator of education at the Buffalo Museum of Science, the director of education and public relations at the Aquarium of Niagara, and a coordinator of education at the Buffalo Zoo. She died on February 21, 2015 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

Comprend les noms: Margery Facklam, Marjery Facklam

Œuvres de Margery Facklam

Populaires Récent

Bugs for Lunch (1999) 651 exemplaires

Creepy, Crawly Caterpillars (1996) 251 exemplaires

The Big Bug Book (1994) 239 exemplaires

Spiders and their web sites (2001) 137 exemplaires

And Then There Was One: The Mysteries of Extinction (Sierra Club Books) (1990) — Auteur; Auteur — 87 exemplaires

Only a Star (1996) 82 exemplaires

But Not Like Mine (1988) 44 exemplaires

Do Not Disturb: The Mysteries of Animal Hibernation and Sleep (1989) 36 exemplaires

Bees Dance and Whales Sing: The Mysteries of Animal Communication (1800) 28 exemplaires

Who Harnessed the Horse?: The Story of Animal Domestication (1992) 26 exemplaires

What Does the Crow Know?: The Mysteries of Animal Intelligence (1900) 25 exemplaires

Lizards Weird and Wonderful (2003) 24 exemplaires

Partners for Life: The Mysteries of Animal Symbiosis (1989) 19 exemplaires

Frozen Snakes and Dinosaur Bones: Exploring a Natural History Museum (1600) 17 exemplaires

The Kids' World Almanac of Amazing Facts About Numbers, Math and Money (1992) 17 exemplaires

Corn-husk crafts (1973) 16 exemplaires

What's the Buzz?: The Secret Lives of Bees (Rain Forest Pilot) (Rain Forest Pilot) (1999) 16 exemplaires

New York: The Empire State (2007) 15 exemplaires

The Trouble With Mothers (1989) 13 exemplaires

Bacteria (Invaders) (1997) 12 exemplaires

Anatomy of Nonfiction (2011) 11 exemplaires

Viruses (Invaders) (1997) 10 exemplaires

Changes in the Wind: Earth's Shifting Climate (1986) 9 exemplaires

Insects (Invaders) (1997) 9 exemplaires

Parasites (Invaders) (1997) 9 exemplaires

I Go to Sleep (1987) 8 exemplaires

Wild Animals, Gentle Women (1978) 7 exemplaires

Tracking Dinosaurs In The Gobi (Single Titles-Grade Level 5-8) (1997) 7 exemplaires

Behind these doors: science museum makers (1968) 6 exemplaires

Plants: Extinction or Survival? (1990) 6 exemplaires

Spare Parts for People (1987) 5 exemplaires

From cell to clone : the story of genetic engineering (1979) 4 exemplaires

So Can I/Lift-A-Flap (1988) 4 exemplaires

Avalanche! (Nature's Disasters) (1991) 4 exemplaires

I Eat Dinner (1987) 3 exemplaires

The Brain: Magnificent Mind Machine (1982) 2 exemplaires

Healing Drugs: The History of Pharmacology (Facts on File Science Sourcebooks) (1992) 2 exemplaires

Only a Star by Margery Facklam (1996-09-03) (1885) 1 exemplaire

Whistle for danger (1962) 1 exemplaire

Creepy, Crawly Caterpillars by Margery Facklam (1999-04-01) (1656) 1 exemplaire

Explorateur d'oeuvres

Étiqueté

Animaux (90) Araneae (18) Biologie (9) bogues (93) Chenilles (25) Collection : Fiction (16) Cycle de vie (6) edible insects (10) enfants (16) Espagnol (6) Fiction (9) Hétérocères (7) Information (8) Insectes (156) Insects and Spiders (7) Insects/Bugs (9) instructif (15) jeunesse (11) literary nonfiction (8) Littérature jeunesse (6) living things (9) livre d'images (30) Livre de poche (17) Livre pour enfants (7) Lézard (6) Nature (29) NF (9) non-fiction (69) Nourriture (17) Noël (18) papillons (10) Pour enfants (10) Poésie (16) praying mantis (8) Rayon : Fiction (16) Rime (9) Rimes (19) Réseau trophique (10) Science (85) surprise ending (6)

Traduction des mots-clés activée

Partage des connaissances

Sexe: female
Relations: Thomas, Peggy (daughter)

Membres

Critiques

The Big Bug Book by Margery Facklam (Little, Brown… par Margery Facklam

Science
Describes thirteen of the world's largest insects, including the Giant Water Bug, Praying Mantis, Atlas Moth, Goliath Beetle, Walking Stick, Longhorn Harlequin Beetle, Tarantula Hawk Wasp, Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, Birdwing Butterfly, Giant Wetapunga, Great Owlet Moth, Hercules Beetle, Dragonfly
Insects body parts

Signalé

Lou_Sanz | Jul 16, 2020 |

Creepy, Crawly Caterpillars by Margery Facklam… par Margery Facklam

Science
From crawling to flying in four easy steps, banded woolly bear, tent caterpillar, cecropia moth caterpillar, bagworm, lily-leaf caterpillar, green grappler, hickory horned devil, processionary caterpillar, puss moth caterpillar, swallowtail caterpillar, monarch caterpillar, tomato hornworm, saddleback caterpillar,

Signalé

Lou_Sanz | 2 autres critiques | Jul 14, 2020 |