Fireflies

Join Pamela as she shares a summer tradition- catching fireflies!

Published on July 14, 2020

Firefly on a green leaf. Close-up of a lightning bug, a bioluminescent insect.

Here are some interesting links if you want to learn more about Fireflies:

National Geographic

Fireflies! Twelve Things You Didn’t Know About Lightning Bugs

https://www.firefly.org/

Check your local library for some related books to share! Here are some titles to get you started.

A Jar Full of Fireflies book cover. Illustration of fireflies in a jar on a blue background. Children's book.

A Jar Full of Fireflies
Sharon Spence
It's a Firefly Night book cover. Girl, dog, and fireflies under a crescent moon.
It’s a Firefly Night
by Dianne Ochiltree 
Among a Thousand Fireflies book cover. Close-up of fireflies on grass at night.
Among a Thousand Fireflies
by Helen Frost 
The Very Lonely Firefly book cover by Eric Carle. Features a colorful firefly illustration.
The Very Lonely Firefly
by Eric Carle 
Children's book cover: Fireflies! Story and pictures by Julie Brinckloe. Kids catching fireflies.
Fireflies
by Julie Brinckloe 

photo credit: Linda Johnson for the jar of lightning bugs.

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