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1) Insect
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"A visual and informative guide to the numerous crawly creatures on Earth, now revised and updated in the relaunched DK Eyewitness Books format. Get up close and personal and be an eyewitness to some of the most successful, adaptable, and numerous crawly creatures on the planet with DK Eyewitness Books: Insect. See how the first animals to fly actually take to the skies; discover the difference between beetles and bugs; witness a wasp building a nest;...
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Describes the anatomy, behavior, and habitat of various insects. Includes: Dogbane Leaf Beetle, Eastern Velvet Ant, Giant Stag Beetle, Praying Mantis, Monarch Butterfly, Virginia Ctenuchid Moth, Black Horse Fly, Southeastern Lubber Grasshopper, Common Whitetail, Giant Walkingstick, Gladiator meadow Katydid, Whirligig Beetle, Silverfish, Honeybee, Luna Moth, German Cockroach, Convergent Ladybug Beetle (with aphid), Mayfly.
7) The fly
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Focuses on the common housefly and its fondness for all things revolting. The author takes obvious joy in detailing the housefly's typical meals, which include such savoury delights as garbage-juice soup, dirty diapers, and 'doggie doo'. The Muscidae family (to which the housefly belongs) is depicted with Mom, Dad, a younger sibling, and a slouchy adolescent fly. Includes graphic illustrations and fact-filled text that traces its extensive history...
8) Du iz tak?
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Readers are invited to imagine the dramatic possibilities to be found in the natural world, even the humblest back garden! With exquisitely-detailed illustration that will appeal to children and art-lovers alike, and a wonderfully playful invented language, we soon find ourselves speaking "Bug" ... Du iz tak? What is that?
9) Insects
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Explores the world of insects, discussing the species' history, shapes, sizes, and habitats of insects like beetles, grasshoppers, bees, ladybugs, butterflies, and dragonflies.
11) Bean thirteen
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Two bugs, Ralph and Flora, try to divide thirteen beans so that the unlucky thirteenth bean disappears, but they soon discover that the math is not so easy.
12) Bug patrol
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Captain Bob of the Bug Patrol keeps a watchful eye on bugs everywhere.
13) Max's bug
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When Max's new tiny bug friend gets sick after playing together all day, Ruby suggests taking her to the vet.
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"Life on Earth depends on the busy activities of insects, but global populations of these teeming creatures are currently under threat, with grave consequences for us all. Alien Worlds presents insects and other arthropods as you have never seen them before, explaining how they conquered the planet and why there are so many of them, and shedding light on the evolutionary marvels that enabled them to thrive. Blending glorious imagery with entertaining...
17) Moths
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces moths to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
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Introductory spreads explain that bugs live nearly everywhere on Earth and give tips on how to become a young bug spotter. The book is divided into key groups of bugs, including beetles, moths, butterflies, bees, snails, crickets, grasshoppers, worms and spiders, all illustrated with scenic compositions. Some spreads approach the world of bugs thematically, such as bugs that come out at night, baby creepy-crawlies and life cycles, how bugs hide and...
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