Amazing World: Bugs Get to know 20 crazy bugs

by Tracosas, L. J.

• ISBN13: 9780785841920
• ISBN10: 078584192X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2023-01-24
• Publisher: Chartwell Books
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Summary

Amazing World: Bugs transports kids around the world to discover the lives of 20 strange and magnificent insects. Adding to the fun, the book includes 13 reusable glow-in-the-dark plastic stickers.

From shimmering glowworms and fireflies to the extremely odd giraffe bug, every insect profile includes up-close-and-personal, full-color photos of each amazing creature and tons of fun facts and easily digestible graphics. Kids learn about where each bug lives, what they eat, how they evade predators much, MUCH larger than they are, and so much more!

Discover each bug’s unique skills for building and defense. Explore the fascinating characteristics of bugs like the lanternfly, which is named for its large snout, or the stick insect, which can blend in anywhere.

Just a few of the intriguing bugs you will meet:
 

• Click Beetle
• Spiny Flower Mantis
• Daddy Longlegs
• Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar
• Jewel Wasp
• Luna Moth
• Glowing Cockroach
• And more!

The Amazing World series transports kids to extraordinary places from the bottom of the deepest ocean to faraway galaxies.

Author Biography

L. J. Tracosas is a writer and editor. She’s the author of more than twenty nonfiction books for curious young readers and adults. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, son, and two cats, and makes books in memory of her son Miles.

Table of Contents

What Are Bugs?
Bioluminescence and Other Tricks 
Click Beetle
Spiny Flower Mantis
Daddy Longlegs
Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar
Firefly 
Jewel Wasp
Spiny Orbweaver 
Longhorn Beetle 
Luna Moth
Lanternfly 
Goliath Beetle
Giraffe Weevil 
Stick Insect 
Glowworm 
Railroad Worm 
Motyxia Millipede 
Shield Bug 
Giant Devil’s Flower Mantis 
Glowing Cockroach
Hercules Beetle
Glossary