The children found the eggs on a leaf in the cricket cage. Who laid the eggs–the cricket? Perhaps Millie could tell them.
Millie's insect guide book gave the children a clue: What kind of insect lays eggs on goldenrod? An expert on insects would know how to find the answer. But many bugs and much goldenrod later, Millie and the children are able to discover the very same method for themselves.
The Millie of this story is the author. The children are real children who have shared the fun of discovery that Mrs. Selsam makes so appealing in all her books for beginning readers. Harold Krieger's photographs–the first in an I CAN READ book–add new excitement to the series.
