Insect / written by Laurence Mound.
Title:
Insect / written by Laurence Mound.
ISBN:
9780756630041
9780756606916
9781405320535
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Edition:
Revised edition.
Publication Information:
London ; New York : DK Pub., 2007.
Physical Description:
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm + 1 folded-out wall chart (color ; 80 x 57 cm) x and 1 clip-art CD-ROM.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
The parts of an insect -- What is an insect? -- The first insects -- Wings and flight -- Through an insect's eyes -- Touch, smell, and hearing -- Legwork -- Mouthparts and feeding -- Battling beetles -- Complete metamorphosis -- Incomplete metamorphosis -- Beetles -- Flies -- Butterflies and moths -- Bugs -- Wasps, bees, and ants -- Other insects -- Living with plants -- Hide and seek -- How to avoid being eaten -- A watery life -- Building a nest -- Insect architects -- Social ants -- Honeybees and hives -- Helpful and harmful -- Looking at insects -- Did you know? -- Insect classification -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary:
"Discover the busy world of insects--their structure, history, and fascinating variety"--Cover.
Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the extraordinary world of insects. Superb color photographs of beetles, bugs, bees, butterflies, and more give the reader a unique "eyewitness" insight into the variety and complexity of insects, their structure, life cycles and behavior. Discover the busy world of insects--their structure, history, and fascinating variety.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.2 1.0 17226.
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OCLC Number:
ocn150259584
Availability:
Hastings - Pleasant Hill~1
