Just a Worm

<p><strong>After being called <em>just</em> a worm by two children Worm embarks on a journey around the garden to prove them wrong. Debut author-illustrator Marie Boyd seamlessly incorporates concepts of nature natural selection habitats and interdependence in this picture book beautifully illustrated with a cut-paper technique called quilling. </strong></p><p>Worm isn't <em>just</em> a worm no matter what anyone says. Worm is special! Right? Worm sets out across the garden to prove it interviewing one garden inhabitant after another. Butterfly seems to have all kinds of important qualities--as do Snail Dragonfly Ladybug and Spider. But what can Worm do? What makes Worm special? Maybe Worm is just a worm after all . . . and what's so bad about that!</p><p>This STEAM-themed picture book explores the many wonderful and unique ways in which Worm and friends contribute to the garden and work together to make it grow. <em>Just a Worm</em> celebrates everyone's individuality and highlights the importance of interdependence--how it's necessary for a stable collaborative and healthy environment. Using the ancient craft of quilling Marie Boyd meticulously created each illustration out of strips of colored paper that she shaped layered and glued to produce a lush three-dimensional world.</p><p><em>Just a Worm</em> is a great read-aloud for family sharing and is a terrific choice for classrooms where the concepts of nature and the natural world are introduced as well as for teaching social skills such as collaboration and empathy.</p><p><em>Includes a quilling craft for young readers facts about earthworms a glossary and a special message to readers from Worm. </em></p>