bugs

"Join National Geographic explorer Dr. Dino Martins--real-life bug buff and entomologist--as he takes readers into the field to look for butterflies, grasshoppers, bees, and other critters that fly, creep, and crawl. Learn all about how scientists study insects, what insects eat, how insects help [the] world, and more"--Back cover.

Text and photographs provide identification to different insect orders and their families.

"Insects have adapted to all kinds of environments and thrive on a . . . variety of diets. The face fly gets its nourishment from a horse's tears, and there are beetles that raise their offspring on elephant dung. The praying mantis sometimes eats its own mate. This book introduces the reader to insects, some of the most numerous animals on earth"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces ten different kinds of bugs, providing details about their physical features, behaviors, and eating habits.

Information about the physical characteristics and behavior of different kinds of insects is accompanied by riddles featuring bugs.

Presents strange-but-true facts, as well as quick quizzes and "brain-busters," on many kinds of bugs, covering their habitats, bodies, food, offspring, and behavior.

Readers learn various facts about bed bugs including their life cycle, how they survive on human blood, their habitat, and what happens to a person's body when he or she gets a bedbug bite. Tips on locating and getting rid of bedbugs are included.

Explains how ants live and work together to build and maintain their cities.

When Wanda brings her new lady bugs to school, Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a field trip of the insect world.

A nonsense rhyme introduces children to familiar bugs. Includes a fun facts sections.