《蚱蜢》鼓励小读者：
带着好奇心和想象力探索身边的大自然
尊重大自然和以它为家的生物

一个小女孩在研究和欣赏她花园里的昆虫时，发现了她的行为对她发现的小生物的影响，比如豌豆荚里的毛毛虫。当她把毛毛虫放在蚁丘上时，蚂蚁就会蜂拥而至。

当她抓到一只蚱蜢时，她发现它的一条腿已经掉了下来。为了保护它不被蚂蚁吃掉，她把它放在一个罐子里，结果引来了另一个好奇的生物来研究。

随着时间的推移，女孩了解到她可以对周围的自然世界产生深远的影响。

Grasshopper encourages young readers to:

Explore nature around them with curiosity and imagination
Respect nature and the creatures who call it their home
While investigating and admiring the insects in her garden, a young girl discovers how her actions impact the little creatures she finds, like a caterpillar inside a pea pod. When she places the caterpillar on an anthill, the ants swarm it!

When she captures a grasshopper, she discovers one of its legs has fallen off. To keep it safe from the ants, she places it in a jar—only for another curious creature to come investigate.

As the day progresses, the girl learns the profound effect she can have on the natural world around her.