Description: "...Roberta rescues tiny creatures. You know, the ones stranded in the middle of the sidewalk. A lot of the time, that earns her funny looks from kids in school. But when a swarm of baby spiders finds its way into the classroom, Roberta will save the day with her knowledge and creativity, showing everybody that tiny creatures aren't so scary after all. They just need friends who rescue and understand them!"--
Brief description: Lucy Ruth Cummins is an author, an illustrator, and art director of children's books. She wrote and illustrated A Hungry Lion, or a Dwindling Assortment of Animals, and Stumpkin. She is also the illustrator of books by other authors, including Truman by Jean Reidy. When she was nine years old, a bee crawled into her sneaker and stung her but she didn't hold it against the bee. She was born in Montreal, raised in upstate New York, and lives with her little family in Brooklyn, New York.
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*THREE STARRED REVIEWS*
*2022 Nautilus Award Winner*
*"This substantive story by Manley is both a STEM tale about insects and a lesson in staying true to oneself, as Roberta's distinctive interest takes her from odd kid out to minor celebrity with a like-minded new friend." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "Empathy, problem solving, science, and newfound friendship mesh neatly here--and fit the bill for both social-emotional learning time and elementary-school science class." - The Horn Book