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61) Cockroaches
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Examines the body parts, behavior, and likes and dislikes of one of the oldest creatures in the world.
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My story is about a honeybee who is separated from her family during a huge dust storm. Florence, being such a conscientious, hard-working, and extremely adventurous honeybee, decided to make this sad incident in her life for the better. She loved the South and wanted to make a difference in God's beautiful foliage by visiting areas in the South to pollinate. She knew from an early age that sometimes life takes you in new directions you may or may...
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Assassin bugs are amazing creatures that use their long mouthparts to kill their prey. These ambushing bugs wait on flowers, where other bugs will land while looking for a meal. Unfortunately for them, however, they become the assassin bug's meal. Assassin bugs snatch their prey and drink their body fluids as if through a straw. With vivid photographs showing these creepy killers in action, readers experience the wild world bugs live in where no potential...
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There's no way around it, botflies are super gross. These winged insects start as larvae that need a host to live, and sometimes that host is human. Readers learn how these maggots live their parasitic lives with the help of some hosts that certainly don't appreciate their company. With full-color photographs showing these gross creatures up close and personal, readers will enjoy, or maybe revile, these creatures at work, laying eggs that become the...
68) Meet the Bugs
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How does a lightning bug light up? Why does a stink bug stink? What kind spider lives underground with its own trap-door?
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Say hello to Henrietta, the friendly ladybird! Join her in her garden adventures, where she makes friends, plays games and encounters challenge.
The story is entirely in rhyme, so do read aloud for maximum enjoyment. Learn a few facts about ladybirds, and about how to be calm and positive when things get a bit hairy!
This book is designed to be part of a series, so stay on the lookout for more of Henrietta's adventures!
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All hornets are scary, but Japanese giant hornets are downright deadly. These massive flying insects are much bigger than the hornets in your backyard and can turn an ordinary day outside into a fight for survival. Readers will marvel at these horrible hornets, how they live, and how other animals try to fight them off. Full-color photographs show these terrifying creatures up close and personal, displaying just how large they are and what makes them...
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En un jardín muy lejano, vivía una mariquita azul junto con su familia. Todos eran felices, hasta que un enorme escarabajo llegó a destruir su hogar, y la mariquita azul no tuvo más remedio que huir. Voló y voló siguiendo al sol, y un día se topó con una gran sorpresa que pintó su vida de un nuevo color.
VALORES IMPLÍCITOS:
Transmitir la importancia de la solidaridad, la amistad y el respeto en las relaciones humanas.
La migración es un...
73) Termites
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Termites live in colonies that are some of the most highly organized communities of insects in nature. There can be millions of termites in a colony, and each termite has a special job. Learn all about termite kings, queens, soldiers, workers, and the huge mounds that these insects make their homes.
74) Spiders
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When you see a spider, does it scare you? Many people are afraid of spiders, but what they may not know is how valuable spiders are to the environment. These tiny creatures are important because they eat many other insects that can be harmful to humans, animals, and other crops. This engaging and age-appropriate text gives readers the tools to see that most spiders are helpful. Fun-filled fact boxes and striking, full-color photographs add excitement...
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Cruel beetle fashionista Lucretia Cutter is still at large with her yellow ladybird spies. And now that she's brainwashed Darkus's father to stay by her side -he, Virginia, and Bertolt are determined to stop her... once and for all. The final installment in the Beetle trilogy flies readers to Lucretia's secret Biome hidden in the Amazon rain forest. If they can't stop Lucretia, she will release her hoard of giant Frankenstein beetles, and the planet...
77) Earwigs
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Contrary to their name's suggestion, earwigs do not crawl into people's ears. Earwigs have pinchers on their bodies that they use to fight other earwigs or pick up food. Find out about the other parts of an earwig's body, what earwigs eat, and how earwigs take care of their young.
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Now more than ever, a children's book is needed to help parents explain the scary things that go on in this world like the Covid-19 pandemic. Leah Marie and the Bug! tells the story of a little girl with Down syndrome and her day-to-day experiences coping with the effects of the virus. The moments that are shared in this book come directly from the experiences of Leah Marie, the great-granddaughter of one of the authors.
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80) Grasshoppers
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Using colorful photographs and simple language, this book explores the life of a grasshopper, its traits and survival methods, and its habitat and distribution. Each page educates the reader on a different aspect of a grasshopper's life, its beginnings, food habits, defense mechanisms, and special characteristics, such as its wings and ear placement. This book is sure to engage and excite young readers in a fun and visual way.
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