WorldCat is the world's largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online.
Description
Part of a series of hilarious nonfiction books about disgusting creatures, this book examines head lice.
It covers such topics as head lice habitats (human heads only, dogs are gross) anatomy (his body is slightly see through, so he can always see what he ate for lunch), and parenting practice (the female louse sticks eggs to human hair and uses the leftover glue for her model airplanes).
Although silly and off-the-wall, Head Lice contains factual information that will both amuse and teach at the same time.
Gravel continues her Disgusting Critters series .... With .... [t]he entertaining formula established in previous titles—presenting absorbing facts in the main text while the animal in question delivers sassy and amusing asides in the art. The red and black fanged head louse is jocosely cheery for a parasite, and the factual info... is effectively punctuated by the accompanying illustrations .... the books are still solidly entertaining and funny, and the limited palettes (red, black, and turquoise for the head lice, and hot pink, chartreuse, and black for the spider) and wide-eyed, comical critters are attractive and inviting (well, as inviting as a head louse can be). Few nonfiction easy readers impart their information with such gleeful enthusiasm and kid appeal, and for that Gravel is to be commended.
School Library Journal
Gr 1-2--This series adds two more to its lineup of silly, whimsical facts. The cartoon illustrations and use of speech bubbles make for a winning mixture of entertainment and information. Bold colors and fonts draw attention to important words, which beginning readers will find useful. Humor abounds in both titles. In Spider, the sentence "Some spiders even mimic their prey" is accompanied by an image of an arachnid pretending to be a burger as it stalks its prey (with the speech bubble reading, "Hee hee, he doesn't suspect a thing!"). Lice states that these insects are about the size of a sesame seed, while a text bubble reads, "I might be small, but to your parents, I'm scarier than a lion." The illustrations depict a louse on one page and a large lion paw on the next to add context. Ample spacing throughout makes for an effective layout. VERDICT The comic charm will appeal to a wide berth of new and reluctant readers.--Melissa Smith, Royal Oak Public Library, MI
Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Elise Gravel is an award-winning author/illustrator from Quebec. She was the winner of the 2013 Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration in French, and is well-known in Quebec for her original, wacky picture books. She has published a number of books with US publisher Blue Apple and is currently working on a graphic novel for Roaring Brook Press. Having completed her studies in graphic design, Elise found herself quickly swept up into the glamorous world of illustration. Her old design habits drive her to work a little text here and there into her drawings and she loves to handle the design of her assignments from start to finish. She is inspired by social causes and is likes projects that can handle a good dose of eccentricity. Elise Gravel es una autora e ilustradora galardonada de Quebec. Fue la ganadora del Premio del Gobernador General de Ilustración Infantil en francés de 2013 y es muy conocida en Quebec por sus libros ilustrados originales y extravagantes. Ha publicado varios libros con la editorial estadounidense Blue Apple y actualmente está trabajando en una novela gráfica para Roaring Brook Press. Tras completar sus estudios en diseño gráfico, Elise se vio rápidamente envuelta en el glamuroso mundo de la ilustración. Sus antiguos hábitos de diseño la impulsan a incluir un poco de texto aquí y allá en sus dibujos y le encanta encargarse del diseño de sus trabajos de principio a fin. Se inspira en causas sociales y le gustan los proyectos que pueden soportar una buena dosis de excentricidad.
