Themed Collections (cont.)

And finally, the voice. Throughout this lovely collection, Fleischman gives voice to bugs, and that voice is in turns funny, melancholy, and a little bit formal. Here’s the beginning of “The Digger Wasp?:

This amazing collection has something for everyone: kids, adults, teachers, boys, girls. It’s a Newbery Award-winning masterpiece, and a worthy collection to study.