Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Watch one of nature's hardest-working insect families in action-termites! Hundreds of thousands of termites can live together in one nest. The termite queen spends her life laying eggs. The eggs hatch into workers that clean the queen, watch over the eggs, search for food, tend the nest's gardens, and guard the nest and each other. But a termite family's most amazing feat is building the huge mound that protects the nest. Thousands of tiny termites...
4) Dragonflies
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells how dragonflies fly and hunt for food. Includes picture glossary."--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Look out for these public enemy's-mosquitoes-as they are after blood! Mosquito females need a meal of blood before they can lay their eggs. They target humans and animals and zoom in for a feast. But these insects may do more harm than causing itchy welts. Mosquitoes can also pass along a number of serious and deadly diseases to those they bite. Humans have developed a number of ways to get rid of mosquitoes, from spreading chemicals to putting mosquito...
6) Cockroaches
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells how cockroaches find food and defend themselves from predators in the wild. Includes picture glossary"--
7) Stink bugs
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells how stink bugs defend themselves from predators and find food. Includes picture glossary"--
9) Cicadas
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells about the life cycle of cicadas. Includes picture glossary"--
10) Walkingsticks
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells how walkingstick insects hide from predators and find food. Includes picture glossary"--
11) Termites
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells how termites live in colonies, make nests, and find food. Includes picture glossary"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
See for yourself one of the most amazing masters of change in the insect kingdom-the Luna moth! Hatching from a tiny egg, the Luna moth begins its life as a caterpillar just 0.11 inch (3 millimeters) long. An eating machine, the caterpillar grows and sheds its skin-or molts-four times. Then it stitches a silk cocoon among the fallen leaves and becomes a pupa. Inside the pupa, the insect's body dissolves and reforms. After about six months, the insect...
13) Wasps
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells about the different nests built by wasps. Includes picture glossary"--
14) Fireflies
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells why fireflies flash their lights and briefly describes their life cycle. Includes picture glossary."--
15) Mosquitoes
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells how mosquitoes find food and briefly describes their life cycle. Includes picture glossary"--
16) Grasshoppers
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells how grasshoppers defend themselves from predators and find food. Includes picture glossary"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Watch out for these masters of defense-stick insects! Their secret weapon is being able to hide in plain sight. To protect themselves from predators, they have developed long, narrow bodies. They blend right in to the branches they live on. Some stick insects even have extra growths that look like leaves for more camouflage. Stick insects also protect themselves by being most active at night when it is even harder to see them. They escape from predators...
18) Ladybugs
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells facts about ladybugs and briefly explains their life cycle. Includes picture glossary"--Provided by publisher.
19) Honeybees
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells how honeybees make honey. Includes picture glossary"--Provided by publisher.
20) Beetles
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells how to identify beetles and gives examples of different species. Includes picture glossary"--Provided by publisher.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Suggest a purchase. Submit Request