Sneak Peek: Insect-lo-pedia by Matthew Reinhart


   

When Matthew started Insect-lo-pedia, he spent time researching bugs on the Internet and in books. Dr. Louis Sorkin (an insect specialist), checked over Matthew's mistakes before he could even begin his sketches.

Once his basic sketches were complete, Matthew set up a rough layout for each page, to get an idea of how much room there was for each insect. Detailed planning goes into each spread.


   
Characters were drawn many times to get just the right . This beetle may look familiar - Bartleby appeared on the cover of The Young Naturalists Pop-up Handbook of Beetles as well. The final artwork was done in colored pencils and watercolors. Here Matthew carefully adds color and texture to Bartleby. Insect-lo-pedia is Matthew's third book that focuses on crawly critters.  Insects are amazingly complex, coming in an array of shapes and colors. This diversity and beauty is something Matthew strives to show in his work.


   
As a little boy, Matt didn't even LIKE bugs. As he grew older he quit listening to those that told him bugs were gross and icky and started to appreciate how cool they really were. Although he is fascinated by insects now, Matthew still wouldn't want to spend much time with this scorpion. He also refuses to share his home with cockroaches.

The detailed and sometimes quirky artwork in Insect-lo-pedia is enhanced by the lively text, just crawling with little known fun facts. The book took six months to complete.

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