BOING! A Bouncy Book of Bugs

Boing! A Bouncy Book of Bugs is a colourful anthology of poems all about a variety of bugs and minibeasts, including butterflies, spiders and even dung beetles! The poems are catchy, memorable and often rhythmic, which are perfectly accommodated and supported by the colourful images on each page.

There is a variety of poems in this book in terms of length and type – shape poems, riddles and acrostic poetry are just some examples included, as well as other poems with longer or repetitive verses. This further helps to make the book accessible to all and would support it being used across Key Stage 1 into Lower Key Stage 2.

Children would certainly enjoy the opportunity to listen to and perform many of these poems aloud, as well as use them for inspiration to write their own poems. This book is a nice introduction to some poetic features, including rhyme, repetition and alliteration. Interestingly, as well as a poem on each page, some pages include interesting facts about specific bugs or minibeasts.

This is a fun and interesting addition to the poems and would certainly appeal to any budding nature enthusiast or scientist, as well as to those who enjoy poetry.