SteinerBooks, 2013
44 pages, full color
$11.95
The Organic Bug Book
is a richly illustrated children's story by farmer, Chris Korrow. The
book is an intelligent and entertaining resource for encouraging
children to become involved in a garden or simply to help them
understand and appreciate common backyard insects.
There are about 1,600,000 different species of plants and animals on Earth. Almost 900,000 of those are insects! In 2001, expenditures for pesticides worldwide for agriculture was almost $32 billion U.S. In his “Resources for Parents,” Chris Korrow suggests,
“Begin by considering that there is a reason for every creature and every process in an organic garden. More than just growing something, the gardener is managing an entire ecosystem. The gardener must have an awareness of what is happening in his or her garden. How to do this? It’s simple—spend time in the garden, watching and observing. If you notice insect damage, check under the leaves of the plants, poke around in the soil at the base of plants. You’ll be surprised at how much you can learn about insect pests.”
In
colorful pictures and simple text, Chris Korrow helps children (and
adults) better understand the place of those small neighbors in our
world. He identifies, illustrates, and describes dozens of insects,
explaining what they do and how they are related to people and their
gardens—and how bugs can help or frustrate organic gardeners!
The Organic Bug Book is based on Korrow's award-winning
film, Garden Insects (as seen on PBS). After two decades of living off
the grid, and homeschooling his two daughters on a biodynamic Kentucky
farm, he was inspired to create this book with the hopes that it would
inspire gown-ups to get outside and into their gardens with children.
