"Discover the busy world of insects--their structure, history, and fascinating variety"--Cover.

Describes the hunting activities of various bugs, including the praying mantis, wood ant, and dragonfly.

Introduces common backyard insects and explains the basic characteristics of these creatures.

Describes in verse a variety of bugs and how they look, behave, and improve our lives.

From butterflies and moths to crickets and cicadas, a rhyming exploration of backyard-bug behavior.

Fans left desperate for more at the end of Bloom will dive into this second book of the Overthrow trilogy--where the danger mounts and alien creatures begin to hatch. First the rain brought seeds. Seeds that grew into alien plants that burrowed and strangled and fed. Seth, Anaya, and Petra are strangely immune to the plants' toxins and found a way to combat them. But just as they have their first success, the rain begins again. This rain brings eggs....

Rhyming text explores the wonders of natural cooperation between flowers and the animals and insects of the forest.

After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts. Life there is no fun, until James receives some magical, tiny green things and accidentally drops them by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends-- Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug,...

Introduces children to harmless bugs that creep slowly.

"This middle-grade novel takes place in Pittsburgh in 1952-53. The protagonist is Franny, a young girl of imagination, curiosity, and stubbornness. While recovering from polio, she begins a correspondence with a flea named Fleabrain"--