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4) Insect
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Behold the brilliant bugs that lurk beneath every log and leaf--from bright butterflies to organized ants--in this illustrated guide"--
5) Insects
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English
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Say hello to bees, ants, butterflies, and more! Insects is a colorful photo-filled animal-science reference book for young readers and browsers. Not only will kids discover basic topics such as habitat, anatomy, and diet, but they'll also find fun topics such record-breaking insects and how insects help people -- all written in a clear, concise way.
6) Bugs and us
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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They may bother us, but bugs can also help us out! From honeybees to ladybugs, meet the bugs that help people and the planet.
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English
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"Insects are some of oldest creatures on Earth, evolving well before other land animals alongside ferns and trees. This epic survey follows bugs and their cousins from their earliest appearance in the Paleozoic era up through today. Along the way, readers will meet many different kinds of insects from various points in history - like the trilobite of the Cambrian Explosion or the more recent and familiar termite. The text explores insect skills like...
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English
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It may seem counterintuitive to want bugs in a garden, but insects are indeed valuable garden companions. Especially those species known for eating the bugs that eat plants. Assassin bugs, damsel bugs, and predatory stink bugs are all carnivores that devour the bugs that dine on a garden. Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden is a book about bugs and plants, and how to create a garden that benefits from both. In addition to information on companion...
13) Insects
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Introduces types of insects to young readers, including habitat, diet, and life cycle"--
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English
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The Life and Love of the Insect enters into a hidden realm with 18 illustrated essays, rendered in lively, poetic language. Whether extolling the maternal instincts of the Sacred Beetle or chronicling the protracted and ultimately fatal mating ritual of the Languedocian Scorpion, Fabre consistently engages readers with his earnest yet playful delight in sharing fascinating aspects of the insect world. French entomologist Jean Henri Fabre (1823–1915)...
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English
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"A devastating exploration of how the collapse in insect populations around the world threatens everything from wild birds to the food on our plate. From the ants scurrying under leaf litter to the bees able to fly higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, insects are seemingly everywhere. Three out of four of the planet's known species are insects, but a torrent of recent evidence suggests this kaleidoscopic group of creatures is suffering the greatest existential...
16) Bugs
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes a variety of insects and their behavior, discussing metamorphosis, camouflage, defenses, and their benefits to people.
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English
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Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom, and they live everywhere. Most of us think life would be better without bugs. In fact, life would be impossible without them. Without the pinhead-sized chocolate midge, cocoa flowers would not pollinate. The fruit fly is essential to medical and biological research experiments. Insects turn dead plants and animals into soil. They control organisms that are harmful to humans. Sverdrup-Thygeson shows...
19) Insects
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to insects. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
20) Bugs
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Jump!, Inc
Language
English
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"Lots of legs, lots of eyes, and lots of colors. It can only mean one thing: bugs! Bugs have many different sizes and patterns. Let's look at different types of bugs! Bugs is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction. Young readers will enjoy colorful, photo-packed nonfiction as they follow a prescribed format supported by the science of readers that encourages...