BUTTY AND THE MOSQUITO

About the Book

Butty and the Mosquito is the first in a series aimed at simplifying scientific concepts in biology and related subjects for youngsters. It makes learning about nature an easy task. Butty, a beautiful butterfly is made to assume the human role of learning about animals, plants, and nature in general and imparting such knowledge to children. Because Butty can move about noiselessly, it can perch anywhere without being noticed and is thus able to listen to the “conversation” of animals, plants, and other creations of Mother Nature. In Butty and the Mosquito, Butty brings to readers the story of mosquitoes – their life cycle, their habits, their habitat (where they live) their importance to human beings, and how they can be controlled or eliminated. The book starts as a literature text before going into the biology of mosquitoes. As the young or adult reader progresses, he or she learns about mosquitoes in a more practical way. The method is different from what obtains in a normal biology class. The student absorbs more quickly because of the easy and practical presentation of facts. As much as is possible, simple words are used to aid understanding. However, where simplification would lead to loss of meaning, some more difficult terms are used. It is expected that readers will appreciate the dangers of mosquito bites and that the book will assist in the campaign to rid the world of mosquitoes, and by extension, the diseases they transmit.

About the Author

I am qualified to write this book because I have been in literary writing for three decades and have, to date, sixteen titles in the major genres used in schools in Nigeria. I reside at Omoku, Rivers State, Nigeria, where I work although I am from Akwa Ibom State. I am fifty-seven years old from Southern Nigeria (Niger Delta) of the Ibibio tribe. I hold graduate degrees in marketing and philosophy of education and have been in tertiary teaching for the past ten years. I am married with four children. I am currently deputy provost (head) of Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, a teacher education institution in Nigeria. I have sixteen published literary works in all the major genres. They are in use at all levels of the educational system in Nigeria. I however have published several academic papers in journals and books of readings in Nigeria and abroad. More information about me can be read from my website, www.basseyubong.com.