Frank Carlson Library

"Simple text and full-color photographs introduce crickets"--

Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City-the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He'd be there still if he hadn't followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone's picnic basket. Now, like any tourist...

A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book.

Nostalgic for his country home, Chester Cricket braves the busy city streets in search of a tree & finds a new friend.

In 1572 Beijing, when a nine-year-old boy is named Emperor of China, Hu Wan offers the gift of a cricket cage carved from a gourd he and his grandfather grew.

Simple text accompanied by full-color photographs give an up-close look at crickets.

Old Cricket doesn't feel like helping his wife and neighbors to prepare for winter and so he pretends to have all sorts of ailments that require the doctor's care, but hungry Old Crow has other ideas.

The adventures of a city bred cat and mouse when they go to the country in Connecticut to visit their friend, Chester Cricket.

Describes the anatomy and habits of crickets and the care they need as pets.

Simple text and photographs describe the physical characteristics and habits of crickets. Describes the physical characteristics and habits of crickets.