The author introduces his fascinating book about grasshoppers and
their relations by pointing out the error of Aesop's fable which
compares the grasshopper unfavorably to the ant. "Actually," he
says, "the grasshopper is no more a ner'er-do-well than the ant; it
simply does the things it has to for a happy and successful life."
He then shows how grasshoppers and the other related
insects-crickets, katydids, etc.-are equipped for life and how they
act from birth to death. Particularly interesting are in the
incidents and examples that were drawn from the author's
observation of his own collection of grasshoppers, crickets and
katydids that he kept in cages. As in Sunstone's other books by
Wilfrid Bronson, the text in this book for young readers is in
large, clear type, and there are many illustrations on each page.
Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson wrote his first book at the age of eight.
Called "Animal People," it started like this: "This book is for
children who are interested in animals and birds. It has verey good
pictures in it and children can understand it verey easily." He
later learned to spell, and wrote and illustrated over twenty books
for children with "verey good pictures" that they could understand.
Young readers everywhere are glad he did.
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