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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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 will include 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."--...
Series
Publisher
Amicus Ink, an imprint of Amicus
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"What types of bugs are crawling, flying, and jumping around your neighborhood? From dragonflies to spiders, from grasshoppers to caterpillars, this collage-illustrated board book introduces toddlers and preschoolers to a wide variety of insects and other crawling creatures"--
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Insects are some of oldest creatures on Earth, evolving well before other land animals alongside ferns and trees. This epic survey follows bugs and their cousins from their earliest appearance in the Paleozoic era up through today. Along the way, readers will meet many different kinds of insects from various points in history - like the trilobite of the Cambrian Explosion or the more recent and familiar termite. The text explores insect skills like...
Author
Publisher
Ruby Tuesday Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"These little eight-legged creatures are often the stuff of people's nightmares, but spiders are amazing animals that are essential for our world. Told from a spider's point of view, in this book spiders set out to convince their human doubters that they really aren't out to scare or harm people. In fact, they are far too busy weaving beautiful silk structures, hunting, keeping insect pests under control and raising their young to want to frighten...
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A moth with a sixth sense. A wasp that hunts beetles nearly twice its size. The lives of fascinating creatures such as these were unknown until one man introduced them to the world. Meet Jean-Henri Fabre, one of the most important naturalists of all time. As a boy in the French countryside, Henri spent hours watching insects. He dreamed of observing them in a new way: in their own habitats. What he discovered in pursuing that dream was shocking;...
Author
Publisher
Happy Yak
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know a wētāpunga is the heaviest insect of all, or that fairy wasps aren't quite as cute as their name? Explore magical insect stories from around the world and learn about different types of bugs, from the weaver ant to the whirligig beetle. Discover why bugs are so important to out planet, and why we need to help protect them, in this enchanting guide to the insect world."--Page [4] of cover,
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Ekaré
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"Escarabajo y sus amigos reciben una carta de Saltamontes, que los invita a pasar unos días de vacaciones en su nueva casa al otro lado del valle. Emocionados, preparan el viaje y salen a la aventura. Conocen a una misteriosa mariposa, aprenden a surfear, descubren nuevos juegos y también la nostalgia de la despedida. Una historia de Pep Bruno En cinco capítulos ilustrada por Rocío Martínez, quien capta lo gozoso del relato con colores luminosos,...
89) Bugs
Author
Series
Publisher
Cottage Door Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Your little one is full of wonder! Especially about bugs that are hopping, flying, squirming, and buzzing all around us! Help your baby or toddler discover and understand insects and spiders and what they do. Watch and listen but don't touch! Children who learn about nature grow up to care about nature. So go outside and learn to love butterflies and bees, spiders and worms, ants and crickets, and more. Bugs are wonderful!"--
Author
Series
Head to tail volume 3
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Part bug book, part guessing game, Bugs from Head to Tail is the third book in the successful Head to Tail series. This informational picture book challenges readers to guess which creepy crawly each of the eight body parts belong to. The refrain (for example, "What bug has a head like this?") offers just the right amount of repetition for little readers and invites them to join in on the guessing fun! The following spread reveals the answer and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Flowerpot Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Come along on a science adventure to discover fun facts and amazing attributes of spiders, worms, ladybugs, and other types of insects!" -- Back cover.
Learn all about what makes bugs so special, including the unique things spiders, worms, ladybugs, and many other insects can do.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Through infographics and illustrations readers will learn about the sometimes gross and absolutely always fascinating world of insects. With astounding numbers, facts, and figures, discover some of the most astonishing aspects of the animals that outnumber us humans on the planet: bugs!
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A howling wolf, a stalking tiger, a playful panda, a dancing bird--pairing the stunning photography of National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore with the delicate poetry of Newbery award-winning author Kwame Alexander, this lush picture book celebrates the beauty, diversity, and fragility of the animal world. Featuring more than 40 unique animal portraits, the pages invite kids to explore each creature's markings, textures, and attributes in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Many people enjoy eating meat. But livestock takes up a lot of land and resources. Bugs take less space, water, and food. They are also more nutritious than meat. Eating Bugs as Sustainable Food looks at the science behind raising and eating bugs and why eating bugs might help feed more people around the world. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Sophia Spencer has loved bugs ever since a butterfly landed on her shoulder--and wouldn't leave!--at a butterfly conservancy when she was only two-and-a-half years old. In preschool and kindergarten, Sophia was thrilled to share what she knew about grasshoppers (her very favorite insects), as well as ants and fireflies . . . but by first grade, not everyone shared her enthusiasm. Some students bullied her, and Sophia stopped talking about bugs altogether....
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Bringing "the fun and benefits of authentic yoga practice to infants and toddlers, Yoga Bug guides children through ten authentic yoga poses named after insects that unfold in an irresistibly whimsical flow of play, imagination, and movement. Kids will want to return to them again and again. Learning to love and accept our bodies, building lifelong attention, and self-soothing when distressed--when it comes to the benefits of yoga, you can't get started...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A humorous and engaging nonfiction book about bugs"--
"The praying mantis is the only animal on Earth with one ear--and it's in the middle of its chest. Aphids are born pregnant. Moths can't fly during an earthquake. If you didn't know these things, you soon will. Packed full of jaw-dropping facts, Buzzkill presents the big picture on bugs. You might think ew, gross. Insects are icky. Or scary. Or dangerous. They can be. But there's so much more...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Wicked Bugs: The Meanest, Deadliest, Grossest Bugs on Earth is a middle-grade adaptation of Amy Stewart's Wicked Bugs that features profiles of the world's scariest, deadliest, and grossest bugs, from the most painful hornet to flies that transmit deadly diseases to millipedes that stop traffic, to "bookworms" that devour libraries. With its featured bugs organized by categories that match the upper elementary science curriculum, this humorous, fascinating,...
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