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Insects account for more than half of the more than 17,000,000 named species of living things. This fascinating book reveals a rare and close up look at the odd beauty of some of the strangest of these tiny creatures. Despite their large numbers, the world of these particularly weird insects exists largely hidden from our view. Included in the book are some of the most interesting.
Profiles some of the strangest insects in the world, including the...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"Bugs, including ants, beetles, grasshoppers, and more, have unique skills that combine to create a safe and welcoming world for everyone-even people!-to live in."--
"Learn all about the tiny, busy world of bugs in this fun-filled book that will have you looking more closely at the grass, leaves, and trees around you-- and appreciating the community you share!" -- Back cover.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm
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Esta guía para lectores jovenes explica las características básicas de los insectos y ofrece una mirada a la gran variedad de insectos que pertenecen a esta categoría diversa.
This book explores the fascinating world of insects -- from the German Cockroach to the Monarch Butterfly.
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Every fall, insects disappear. And every spring, they return. Where do they go? The dragonfly dies, leaving its young safe in the muddy bottom of a stream. The monarch butterfly sails the air to dry mountains in Mexico. And the Arctic woolly bear caterpillar becomes a "bugsicle"--it freezes solid, then thaws out to live another day. The honeybee, praying mantis, field cricket, ladybug, and pavement ant also use awe-inspiring tricks to outwit the killing...
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Set over a 24-hour period, meet busy honeybees, transforming caterpillars, and an army of leafcutter ants in this kids' nonfiction book about the coolest insects on Earth.
Follow the lives of individual bugs as they fly, hunt, hide, and scuttle their way through their day. Bug expert Dr. Jessica L. Ware introduces characters from cicadas to butterflies in the style of a nature documentary, with a sprinkling of simple science explanations perfect...
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83 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"A book of insects, with a focus on their 'super powers'--their extraordinary and very real abilities--and an art/design style that evokes comic-book-hero-and-villain awesomeness. The book includes profiles of the animals and their powers, mixed with spreads that compare, contrast, and pit the insects against each other in a kind of 'who would win??' action format. Head-to-head combat! Astounding weapons and abilities! Awesomeness! Plus: science."--...
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