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3) Termites
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Learn about termites, including how and where they live and how these creepy creatures are important parts of their world.
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Explores bugs with strange physical characteristics or disgusting defensive behaviors or features, such as stink bugs, bombardier beetles, ticks, cockroaches, dung beetles, flies, carrion beetles, and centipedes. Includes a glossary and a list of additional resources.
6) Insects
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Simple text and photos introduce young readers to different types of insects, with information on their habitat, diet, and life cycle.
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"Set over a 24-hour period, meet busy honeybees, transforming caterpillars, and an army of leafcutter ants in this kids' nonfiction book about the coolest insects on Earth. Follow the lives of individual bugs as they fly, hunt, hide, and scuttle their way through their day. Bug expert Dr. Jessica L. Ware introduces characters from cicadas to butterflies in the style of a nature documentary, with a sprinkling of simple science explanations perfect...
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Describes the anatomy, behavior, and habitat of various insects. Includes: Dogbane Leaf Beetle, Eastern Velvet Ant, Giant Stag Beetle, Praying Mantis, Monarch Butterfly, Virginia Ctenuchid Moth, Black Horse Fly, Southeastern Lubber Grasshopper, Common Whitetail, Giant Walkingstick, Gladiator meadow Katydid, Whirligig Beetle, Silverfish, Honeybee, Luna Moth, German Cockroach, Convergent Ladybug Beetle (with aphid), Mayfly.
13) Grasshoppers
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Discusses the contribution and importance of grasshoppers to the natural world as well as body parts, life cycle, teamwork, eating habits, habitat, and defense mechanisms.
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Every fall, insects disappear. And every spring, they return. Where do they go? The dragonfly dies, leaving its young safe in the muddy bottom of a stream. The monarch butterfly sails the air to dry mountains in Mexico. And the Arctic woolly bear caterpillar becomes a "bugsicle"--it freezes solid, then thaws out to live another day. The honeybee, praying mantis, field cricket, ladybug, and pavement ant also use awe-inspiring tricks to outwit the killing...