Eight-year-old Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew decide to investigate when Princess Bess, their classmate Sonia's pet beetle, disappears in the middle of Bug Week at school.
Simple, rhymed text and illustrations introduce many different kinds of bugs, beetles, and butterflies, including the earwig, zebra butterfly, and water strider.
Readers will learn about the incredible transformation of an egg into a ladybug, and every phase in between and about every stage of the life cycle of a ladybug.
"Marvin the beetle tries to reassure his human boy, James, who is worried about his father's upcoming wedding and the changes it will bring"--Provided by publisher.
Looks at the tree-killing Asian longhorned beetle and how the help of everyday people, their neighborhoods, teams of beetle-sniffing dogs, and efforts from bug scientists to tree doctors are working to eradicate this invasive pest.
"Cruel beetle fashionista, Lucretia Cutter, is at large with her deadly yellow ladybug spies -- and she has a devious plan. When Darkus, Virginia, and Bertolt discover further evidence of her evil, they're determined to stop her."--Provided by publisher.
