Lisa Owings From Eggs to Ladybug brings together the story of the life cycle of a ladybug through beautiful illustrations. The book itself is a great tool to teach kids not only the natural life cycle, but it also follows the sequential steps that kids can comprehend clearly about the life cycle of the ladybug. Some of the illustrations included in this book are stages of laying eggs, eggs hatching, larva, pupa, and an adult ladybug. Owings explains these concepts on a kids level that allows them to understand the beauty of scientific reproduction that every ladybug goes through in life. It's easy for 6th graders to read aloud and understand the scientific terms, with them wanting to participate in hands on activities. Owings also engages and interests the reader to learn more about nature in general, and has other books that follow a similar pattern. This book captivates me for the inquiry based experiment in connecting to the real world. This is a perfect based reading project for 6th graders to work on individually or even in a group environment.
The kids felt involved right away when reading this book and learned how the long golden egg turns into a flying lady bug munching on aphids. Many of the children had no idea that a ladybug goes through a metamorphosis stage similar to that of a butterfly. Not only was this book informative and educational, but the kids were truly engaged and interested in learning more about nature. ( )