[home - roberta gibson, author Welcome to Roberta Gibson’s author website. If you love books or science, you’ve come to the right place. Roberta specializes in nonfiction picture books, particularly about science and nature. She also loves mysteries. Check out the menu for news, plus links to her other blogs and websites. How to Build an Insect by Roberta Gibson and illustrated by Anne Lambelet Publisher: Millbrook Press ISBN-10 : 1541578112 ISBN-13 : 978-1541578111 Let’s build an insect! In the pages of this book, you’ll find a workshop filled with everything you need, including a head, a thorax, an abdomen, and much more. This wonderfully original take on insect anatomy will spark curiosity and engage even those who didn’t think they liked creepy, crawly things! How to Build an Insect from Millbrook Press is available for preorder at Lerner, Changing Hands Bookstore (local Indie), Bookshop.org, and Amazon. Reviews: Distinctive and Fun ~Kirkus “Gibson and Lambelet provide a fun, instructional easy reader text and a science project for children. . . . A must-buy for elementary school and public libraries.”—starred ~School Library Journal “An ideal book for turning STEM into STEAM.” ~ Booklist Views around the Blogosphere: How the book came about at First Draft to Final Book Authors who write about arthropods chat at GROG blog. Visit for the lovely review, stay for the awesome activity suggestions at Archimedes Notebook. Be sure to visit Anne Lambelet’s website, too.]