Mosquito Bite Paperback by Alexandra Siy (Author); Dennis Kunkel (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Publisher: Charlesbridge (2006-02-01)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 32 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781570915918
• Item Weight: 136.08 grams
• Dimensions: 22.86 x 22.86 x 0.28 cm

"READY-OR-NOT-HERE-I-COME."

The boy listens.
The girl is getting closer.
Suddenly, there's another sound.
A droning buzz.
Something else is looking for the boy.

The seeker is a mosquito, Culex pipiens, and her search is a matter of life and death. She must find food—blood—to nourish the hundreds of tiny eggs inside her body.

Black-and-white photographs show the children's game of hide-and-seek, while astonishing micrographs show Culex and her world as seen through an electron microscope. Zoom in for a close-up view: A blade of grass looks like a menacing field of spines. A mosquito's eye becomes a bundle of tightly packed tubes.

Discover the life story of a mosquito from a truly larger-than-life point of view.

About the Author

Alexandra Siy is the author of several award-winning nonfiction children's books, including SNEEZE!, MOSQUITO BITE, and FOOTPRINTS ON THEMOON. She lives in Fuera Bush, New York.