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1) Venom
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Learn about venom and the animals that produce it and use it to survive, including spiders, insects, snakes and other reptiles, frogs and toads, fish, and ocean invertebrates.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Did you know you share your home with monsters?! In this book explore the menagerie of tiny and unusual creatures--arthropods (insects, mites, and spiders)--found in our lawns and gardens, our food, our beds, our clothes, and even our eyelashes. Some of these monsters are so tiny that they were barely recognized, even by scientists, until the invention of the electron microscope. Although they may seem like aliens from another planet, these miniscule...
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This second edition of Garden Insects of North America solidifies its place as the most comprehensive guide to the common insects, mites, and other "bugs" found in the backyards and gardens of the United States and Canada. Featuring 3,300 full-color photos and concise, detailed text, this fully revised book covers the hundreds of species of insects and mites associated with fruits and vegetables, shade trees and shrubs, flowers and ornamental plants,...
5) Bug bonanza!
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"What are bugs? It's a mystery! A riddle! A quest! Time to find out what BUGS are about!"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt is on a mission. Some say it's a brave exploration, other shake their heads in disbelief. His goal? To compare the impacts of stinging insects on humans, mainly using himself as the gauge. In The Sting of the Wild, the colorful Dr. Schmidt takes us on a journey inside the lives of stinging insects, seeing the world through their eyes as well as his own. He explains how and why they attack and reveals the powerful punch...
8) Bug babies
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book looks at bug babies, and examines how bug babies are born, how they are cared for, how they develop, and differences and similarities between baby bugs and their parents. The book also includes a picture glossary of key and difficult terms, and a page showing the life cycle of a bug.
9) Arthropods
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
Arthropods, introduces young readers to animal classifications by explaining how arthropods are grouped.
Author
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A millipede the size of a basketball player? A pit-bull-sized scorpion? It's hard to believe, but such mega-critters once lived on our planet. In this peek into prehistory, award-winning science writer Helaine Becker introduces us to nine of these terrifying giants. You'll discover when and where they lived, how they grew to their mega-sizes and what (thankfully!) caused their extinction. On each spread, a highly realistic illustration shows us what...
12) Scary bugs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 960L
Language
English
Description
Provides an introduction to some of the scariest bugs and insects in the world, from wood-eating beetles to wasps, spiders to scorpions, and more.
14) Crabs
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
370L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Simple text explaining what crabs look like, where they live, and what they like to eat alongside colorful images.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Some of the most powerful creatures are also the smallest! The world is full of tiny creepy crawlers, including the indestructible tardigrade, ticks that taste with their toes, and many more tiny-but-tough customers.
Author
Language
English
Description
Contains illustrations and descriptions of over three hundred families of insects, noninsect hexapods, crustaceans, arachnids, and myriapods; and includes general information about the life cycles, sensory systems, habitats, and behaviors of insects and other arthropods.
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