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61) Cockroaches
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Learn about Cockroaches, including how and where they live and how these creepy creatures are important parts of their world.
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Avoid these tiny, disease-carrying hitchhikers-they are ticks! In this book, you will learn how ticks are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up photographs and diagrams reveal extraordinary details about the tick's body both inside and out. And a hands-on activity will show you how a tick's bite can spread disease-causing organisms through your body-or your pet's body. Learn more about this fascinating member of nature's Arachnid...
63) Tarantulas
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It might be hard to imagine keeping a spider as a pet, especially one as big as a tarantula. These furry arachnids can grow as large as a dinner plate, but don't worry; they're not dangerous to humans. In this book, readers will learn about the habitat and food that tarantulas need to survive. These and other early elementary life-science topics are enhanced by full-color photographs on each page. Fact boxes provide students with even more information...
64) Weird Insects
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This book provides a sneak peek into the diverse and often hidden world of nature's strangest insects. 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...
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Pay attention to these insects on the move-locusts! Usually, locusts live alone. When there is lots of food, the locust population grows. But when the weather turns dry and grasses die, the locusts are forced to live close together, and they go through amazing changes. Their colors become brighter, and their eyes become larger. They fly off in great swarms searching for food. Millions of locusts might land in a farmer's field and have a feast. When...
67) Caterpillars
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A caterpillar starts out life very small, then grows and transforms from a larva into a butterfly or moth. This book uses bright, appealing photographs and simple text to explore caterpillars' unique traits, colorful bodies, distinctive habits, and different habitats in a concise way that is engaging to young readers. Through comparing similarities and differences of various caterpillar species, this book highlights caterpillars' defining features,...
68) Stink Bugs
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When this insect releases the smell it gets its name from, predators run away as fast as possible! There are thousands of different stink bugs that live all over the world. Get a first look at the different kinds of stink bugs, what they eat, and when they resort to releasing their stink.
69) A Spider's Web
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This explanatory text provides domain-specific vocabulary to describe a spider's habitat. The function of the web in the environment is shown with strong photo illustrations and close-ups that allow for the interpretation of evidence.
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Español
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The giant weta is one massive bug! Weighing more than a mouse, this giant bug was once found all over New Zealand. Now, some scientists from New Zealand are trying to bring the population back! Giant wetas might look creepy, but they're a very important part of their ecosystem. Young readers will love learning about this huge bug and what makes it so special. With photographs of the giant weta up close paired with easy to read text, young biologists...
71) Milkweed Bugs
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Predators turn up their noses when they come across the black and orange of the milkweed bug. These foul-tasting critters have found the perfect defense from becoming someone's lunch! Unlike the effects of their black and orange colors, this book is sure to keep beginning readers coming back for more!
72) Chimpanzees
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This book introduces readers to the unique features of chimpanzees. Basic information is covered, such as anatomy, habitat, life cycle, range, and diet. Table of contents, diagrams, interesting facts, glossary, and index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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The jewel wasp is a unique creature that is not afraid to take advantage of the bugs around it. This creepy insect, also known as the emerald cockroach wasp, actually takes over the body of its cockroach victims to make them zombies. Jewel wasps use their unique venom to control a cockroach and use it as a nest for their eggs. With full-color photographs of these jewel wasps showcasing their amazing abilities, readers learn how they survive with the...
74) Worms
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Worms are small organisms that have a valuable role in their surrounding environments. Readers learn about all the important ways in which worms contribute to their ecosystems, proving that no creature is too small to make a difference. Creative design el
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In many surprising ways, ants are like people: both are the only animals who have nations, governments, working people and armies. Reading about the habits and customs of ants is like following the adventures of an explorer in a new and fascinating land. In this book the author, who is well, known for his interesting stories of science, takes us into this wonder world of ants and describes the different kinds of ants from the familiar kinds, which...
79) Dragonfly
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A dragonfly is an insect. It's a flying insect! What does it eat? Where does it live? Let's find out! Flying Insects: Dragonfly gives young readers in prekindergarten to grade 1 an introduction to these fascinating fliers through simple text, vivid photos, and fun facts. This series introduces early readers to flying insects. Each book includes a list of words to look for in the text, with callouts that match the word to the image on the page where...
80) Scorpions
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Did you know that a scorpion has eight legs? Its tail has a stinger on the end. Young readers will discover these facts and more
in Scorpions, an Everything About Bugs book.
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