Insects, Spiders, Etc.
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The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
Honeybees are a crucial part of our food chain. As they gather nectar from flowers to make sweet honey, these bees also play an important role in pollination, helping some plants produce… Read More →
The Dragonfly's Journey
From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Amazing Migrators
With such small, thin wings, it's hard to imagine dragonflies flying long distances. But some dragonflies are migrators! Some dragonflies even travel for thousands of miles. From egg to adult Read More →
The Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions
A highly illustrated, playful field guide for budding natural scientists and curious observers of the world right under our noses. Observology is the study of looking. An observologist makes… Read More →
The Story of a Ladybug: It Starts with an Egg
From the Series Step by Step
Engaging photos offer a close-up look at how a tiny egg becomes the recognizable ladybug. Discover each step in the ladybug's lifecycle. Read More →
Ticks: An Augmented Reality Experience
From the Series Creepy Crawlers in Action: Augmented Reality
A tick cuts through a host's skin and begins to drink blood as its body slowly swells. Learn about the life cycles of ticks through amazing augmented reality experiences and tons of creepy,… Read More →
Ticks: Dangerous Hitchhikers
From the Series Arachnid World
Avoid these tiny, disease-carrying hitchhikers—they are ticks! In this book, you will learn how ticks are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up photographs and diagrams… Read More →
Tiny Creepy Crawlers
From the Series Crazy Creepy Crawlers
Some of the most powerful creatures are also the smallest! Some are easy to find, such as the woodlouse and centipede. Others are so tiny that they can only be seen clearly under a… Read More →
Watching and Waiting: What Hatches from Nature's Nurseries
What should you do if you discover eggs, egg cases, or galls when you're exploring the outdoors? You should watch and wait and come back to check on them! Author Sara Levine's simple, lyrical Read More →
Web-Spinning Spiders
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Backyard Critters
Learn about the many intriguing aspects of spiders, including their body parts and structure, their habitat and how it supports them, and how they use webs to catch their next meal. Captions… Read More →
Welcome to the Tree Stump
From the Series Nature's Neighborhoods: All about Ecosystems
In this book, readers will explore a tree stump microhabitat and discover how the tiny animals, plants, and fungi that live here form an ecosystem and rely on each other for survival. This… Read More →
What's So Scary about Snakes?
From the Series Core Content Science — Earth's Amazing Animals
Even venomous snakes can be helpful to people and Planet Earth! Young readers will learn the truth about the many different kinds of snakes, how to tell which ones are truly dangerous and… Read More →
What's So Scary about Spiders?
From the Series Core Content Science — Earth's Amazing Animals
Spiders seem scary, but they are really quiet creatures who help humans by eating many insect pests. And it’s hard not to love nature’s best engineer as it builds elaborate web homes. Young… Read More →
What to Expect When You're Expecting Larvae: A Guide for Insect Parents (and Curious Kids)
From the Series Expecting Animal Babies
Congratulations, insect parents-to-be! You’re about to meet your squirmy, wormy bundles of joy. They’re called larvae. Read this book to find out where to lay your eggs, how many babies to… Read More →
Wind Scorpions: Killer Jaws
From the Series Arachnid World
What is that creature attacking a lizard with its the giant jaws? It's a wind scorpion! In this book, you will learn how wind scorpions are similar to and very different from other arachnids. Read More →
Wolf Spiders: Mothers on Guard
From the Series Arachnid World
Make way for that arachnid with babies on its back—it is a wolf spider mother protecting her young! In this book, you will learn how wolf spiders are similar to and different from other… Read More →
World's Grossest Creepy Crawlers
From the Series World's Grossest (UpDog Books ™)
These creepy creatures will make your skin crawl! Learn about blood-sucking leeches, smelly stinkbugs, giant centipedes, and more. See how their disgusting behaviors keep these animals alive. Read More →
World's Grossest (UpDog Books ™) — Hardcover Set
From the Series World's Grossest (UpDog Books ™)
Don't read these disgusting high/low books on a full stomach! Atrocious animals, creepy crawlies, horrible history, and more revolting topics will draw in striving readers, while short,… Read More →
Worms
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Animal Life Cycles
A basic overview of the life cycle of a worm. Read More →