This is series of children books are written by Leigh Krueger and Duncan MacFadyen who aim to educate and inform young children about the different ways in which we harm insects and the consequence as a result. The four initial stories include, Tuggy’s Busy Day, about a dung beetle and human recklessness though driving over dung heaps, Betty and Ken’s New Home, about two butterflies and the affects of habitat destruction, Manie and Lindie Make A Move, about a mantis and ladybird’s battle with insecticides in their environment and finally Darwin and Dave’s Daring Rescue, about dragonflies and the effects of pollution. The challenge of these books is to touch the lives of the young readers in a playful yet realistic manner, hoping to gently turn them into insect lovers and dispelling ignorance about some of the finest and most interesting inhabitants we  whom we share earth. Through reading these books children will become familiar with the importance of insects from an ecological perspective. Silently, we hope that parents and educators may also learn a thing or two whilst reading to the children.

This series of children’s books aims to introduce children between the ages of 4 to 8 years old (and older) to common garden insects, teaching them about their habitats, behaviour, importance and other interesting facts. These books are fictional stories with a factual base of the insect’s environment, cycles and behaviour and demonstrate through the stories, basic and simple ways in which we can conserve insects and their environments. The finger puppets accompanying the book are linked to a community project in Hammanskraal, where four ladies, collectively known as Chapz Designers, hand sowed each of two puppets supplied with the book. For more information about the book series or to order copies of the first book, Tuggy’s Busy Day, please visit: Let’s Look; Peter Sanderson; 30 Verbenia Street; Lynwood Ridge;Pretoria, 0081;Tel: +27 (12) 361-2329; Fax: +27 (12) 361-8060, E-mail: imfundo@netactive.co.za or www.pulpbooks.co.za