Manuelo The Playing Mantis

One warm summer evening, a lonely praying mantis named Manuelo listens to the music of an outdoor concert. Manuelo wishes that he, too, could make music like the crickets and the katydids. But the instruments he makes don't play. Then Manuelo meets someone who shows him how to fashion a cello using a walnut shell, a stick, and a special ingredient. Manuelo makes his first true friend and, together, they create the music they both love.Freeman, Don is the author of 'Manuelo The Playing Mantis ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780142405604 and ISBN 0142405604.