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Children's Non-Fiction Books about Bugs
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Bingham, Caroline
Buzz
This book not only teaches the basics about insects and other invertebrates, but brings the amazing world of worms, beetles, snails, millipedes, and spiders into our everyday lives.
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Bonner, Hannah
When Bugs were Big, Plants were Strange, and Tetrapods Stalked the Earth: A Cartoon Prehistory of Life before Dinosaurs
Take a tour of the Earth three hundred and twenty million years ago, during the Paleozoic Era, and investigate the plants and animals found there.
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Bonotaux, Gilles
Dirty Rotten Bugs? Arthropods Unite to Tell Their Side of the Story
Insects, arachnids, centipedes, and millipedes speak out against their reputation as dirty rotten bugs and explain why they deserve respect from humans.
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Fleischman, Paul
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
A collection of poems intended to be read aloud describe the characteristics and activities of a variety of insects in an amusing way.
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Frost, Helen and Leonid Gore
Monarch and Milkweed
Every spring the monarch butterfly migrates thousands of miles in search of the ideal milkweed plant.
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Holland, Gay W.
Look Closer: An Introduction to Bug-watching
Holland describes a variety of insects and how they can be observed in a garden, in open fields, in the woods, in water, and elsewhere.
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Jenkins, Steve
What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You?
Jenkins uses words and pictures to describe how various animals, including an octopus, a bombadier beetle, a puff adder, and a gliding frog, escape danger.
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Luxbacher, Irene
The Jumbo Book of Outdoor Art
Discover the inspiration and materials for 57 projects in the great outdoors.
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Montgomery, Sy
The Tarantula Scientist
Samuel Marshall and his students are doing some fascinating research on tarantulas, including the largest spider on earth, the Goliath birdeating tarantula.
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Sidman, Joyce
Song of the Water Boatman & Other Pond Poems
A collection of poems that provide a look at some of the animals, insects, and plants that are found in ponds, with accompanying information about each.
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Sill, Cathryn
About Arachnids: A Guide for Children
An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of arachnids.
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