Crickets and Grasshoppers

"Nature Close-up" is an innovative, hands-on resource for young readers. It takes you in for a close look at all sorts of common creatures and organisms and lets you explore their world. Stunning photos, fascinating background material, and easy experiments teach biology and ground young students in the basics of the scientific process.How-to collection; build a cricket or grasshopper home; investigate a cricket's social life; find out what makes crickets sing and whether grasshoppers prefer certain colors.