Young Naturalist's Handbook: Insect-Lo-Pedia

by Reinhart, Matthew; Reinhart, Matthew

• ISBN13: 9780786805594
• ISBN10: 0786805595
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-27
• Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children

Summary

Did you know that when in danger a dragonfly nymph can make a quick escape by shooting a jet of water from its rear end? This entertaining and educational insect picture book is crawling with bugs, bugs, and more bugs! The world's creepy, crawly, and sometimes crunchy critters' lives, habits, bodies, defenses, etc. are all explored. You may find out more than you ever wanted to such as, a female cockroach mates only once, but stays pregnant for the rest of her life! Better not read this book at night'¦wouldn't want the bedbugs to bite!

Author Biography

Matthew Reinhart is a self-proclaimed bug lover! He's so crazy about these creepy crawly critters that he co-authored two dazzling pop-up picture books about them, Young Naturalist's Pop-Up Handbook: Beetles and the New York Times best-selling Young Naturalist's Pop-Up Handbook: Butterflies. This master paper engineer also crafted the dynamic pop-ups in The Pop-Up Book of Phobias and The Pop-Up Book of Nightmares. Matthew Reinhart lives in New York City (in a roach-free apartment, mind you)

Table of Contents

An Insect Introduction	p. 4
A Peek Inside: Insect Anatomy	p. 6
Life Cycle, Communication, and Defense	p. 8
The Origin of Insects and Distribution	p. 10
Bristletails	p. 12
Silverfish and Firebrats	p. 12
Mayflies	p. 13
Dragonflies and Damselflies	p. 14
Earwigs	p. 16
Cockroaches	p. 16
Termites	p. 18
Stoneflies	p. 19
Grasshoppers and Crickets	p. 20
Stick and Leaf Insects	p. 22
Rock Crawlers	p. 23
Mantids	p. 24
Web Spinners	p. 25
Book Lice and Bark Lice	p. 26
Parasitic Lice	p. 26
Thrips	p. 27
True Bugs	p. 28
Beetles	p. 30
Weevils	p. 32
Fleas	p. 32
Caddis Flies	p. 33
Ant Lions and Their Relatives	p. 34
Scorpion Flies	p. 35
Flies	p. 36
Butterflies and Moths	p. 38
Wasps, Bees, and Ants	p. 40
Insects and Humans	p. 43
Insects as Food	p. 46
Insect Experts: Entomologists	p. 46
Insect Conservation: Fading Fast	p. 47
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