Itchy, Itchy!!

MOSQUITO BITE, by Alexandra Siy
AR Level: 4.9 Points: .5
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Combining the story of a summer’s game of hide and seek along with the life cycle of a mosquito, this non-fiction book is packed with information. The fiction portion of the story is illustrated with black and white photographs, while the non-fiction portions are done in vivid, highly detailed color "micrographs". Also included are a glossary, further information on mosquitoes, and information about the micrographs that are used in the book. The description of the female mosquito taking fourteen stabs at the boy’s neck before finally hitting a blood vessel, had me slapping at my own neck. This book would be a great reference for an elementary student researching mosquitoes.