A digitally painted book cover with a cicadas face on the front, framed by a star. This type of cicada is the 17 year cicada, and its eyes are bright red and its body is a deep emerald color. The text above its head reads “amazing cicadas!”
A digitally painted scientific book page featuring a cicada coming out of its shell. It is a 17 year cicada, so it is a deep green and vibrant orange color with sparkling red eyes. Its shell is muddy, and they both cling to the side of a tree while the cicada dries her fresh wings.
The text reads “This is our friend the Pharaoh Cicada! Also known as the 17 year cicada. This one left her shell behind.” And the different parts of the cicadas body are labeled to add additional information.
A digitally painted book page featuring the egg laying habits of the 17 year cicada. The top of the page depicts an extremely rendered green, orange, and red cicada on a tree branch. Her eggs sit in a little hollow in the branch, nice and safe. The bottom half of the page contains a closer look at the eggs, sparkly, white, and also fully rendered.
The text on the bottom of the page reads “When cicadas lay their eggs they find the perfect spot. Little nooks in tree branches to keep them safe until they hatch”
A digitally painted book page illustrating the nymph stage of a 17 year cicadas life cycle. The top of the page depicts the nymph surrounded by the glow of a star, emphasizing its importance. The bottom half of the page is the little nymph nestled safely in the ground!! Starting its 17 year gestation
The text in the middle of the page reads “Once they’re free from their eggs, the little cicada nymphs fall from their treetop sanctuary. It’s not as scary as it sounds! These little guys need to find their way into the dirt where they will gestate and grow.”
All of my cicada pages in one place💌🎉
This project is literally my pride and joy right now!! I’ve learned so much in my children’s book class already, and I’m so excited to create even more <3
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