Bugs and Books:
A Great Combination for Summer!
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For Younger Children (preschool-grade 2)
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Army
Ant Parade by April Pulley Sayre. How about camping in the rain forest…with a swarm of army ants?!? (j595.796 Sayre) |
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Bright
Beetle by Rick Chrustowski. What's it like to be a ladybug? Danger, drama, and intrigue follow our beloved beetle through the days of her life. (j595.769 Chrustowski) |
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Bug
Safari by Bob Barner. The author, as a young boy, followed a trail of ants and came across various other insects and small creatures. (j Barner) |
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Butterflies
in the Garden by Carol Lerner. This winning combination of exquisite illustrations and simple science features flowers and plants that attract butterflies. (j595.789 Lerner) |
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Centipede's
100 Shoes by Tony Ross. A centipede buys shoes to protect his feet but finds that they are a lot of trouble to put on and take off. (j Ross) |
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Crickwing
by Janell Cannon. A lonely cockroach named Crickwing has a creative idea that saves the day for the leaf-cutter ants when their fierce forest enemies attack them. (j Cannon) |
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Diary
of a Worm by Doreen Cronin. A young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world. (j Reading Rainbow Cronin) |
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For Beginning Readers (grades 1-3)
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Breakout
at the Bug Lab by Ruth Horowitz. When a giant cockroach named Max escapes from their mother's bug laboratory, Leo and his brother receive help from a mysterious stranger who advises them to think like a bug in order to recapture the runaway roach. (E Horowitz) |
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Brilliant
Bees by Linda Glaser. A little girl observes honeybees from a safe distance and sees how the bees collect nectar, communicate, pollinate flowers, build and protect their hive, make honey, feed the queen bee, and raise their young. (j595.799 Glaser) |
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Buzz!:
A Book about Insects by Melvin Berger. Packed with facts, details, and excellent photographs covering a wide variety of insects. (j595.7 Berger) |
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Inspector
Hopper by Doug Cushman. Inspector Hopper and his perpetually hungry assistant McBugg solve three mysteries for their insect friends. (E Cushman) |
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The
Magic School Bus Explores the World of Bugs by Nancy White. Ms. Frizzle's class can't find any insects for a science fair project, but she has the perfect solution! All aboard the Magic School Bug! (j595.7 White) (at Main Library, ask at Youth Services Desk) |
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Ricky
Ricotta's Giant Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury
by Dav Pilkey. A mouse named Ricky Ricotta and his giant flying robot attempt to save the world from an invasion of massive mutant mosquitoes from Mercury. (Juv Fic Pilkey) |
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Why
Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale by
Verna Aardema. A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit. (j Reading Rainbow Aardema) |
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For Older Readers (grades 3 and up)
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Beetles,
Lightly Toasted by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. For a school project, Andy makes recipes with some unusual food sources and tests them on unaware friends and family. (Juv Fic Naylor) |
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Bug
Boy by Carol Sonenklar. When someone anonymously gives bug lover Charlie a device called the Amazing Bug-A-View, he uses it to transform himself into a spider, a grasshopper, and a fly. Sequel: Bug Girl. (Juv Fic Sonenklar) |
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Bug
Muldoon: The Garden of Fear by Paul Shipton. Something strange is going on in the garden and Bug Muldoon, beetle private investigator, tries to figure out how the ants and the wasps are involved. (Juv Fic M Shipton) |
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Bug
off! A Swarm of Insect Words by Catherine Hepworth. Bugs-they're EVERYWHERE you look! In frANTic, BEEthoven, TICK-tac-toe, stalagMITES-you can't get away from them! (j Hepworth) |
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The
End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (And
an Even Smaller Ant) by Avi. Avon the snail and Edward, a take-charge ant, set off together on a journey to an undetermined destination in search of unspecified adventures. (Juv Fic Avi) |
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Joyful
Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman. A splendid collection of poems about the lives and dreams of insects. These unforgettable insects include a lovelorn moth and a charming pair of head lice. Meant to be read aloud in two voices. (j811.54 Fleischman) |
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Outside
and Inside Killer Bees by Sandra Markle. Maybe more than you'd ever want to know about these scary insects…Great photos show their anatomy, including a microscopic view of their antennae, stinger, eye, and digestive system. (j595.799 Markle) |
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