Dive into the world of?creepy-crawlies in this Encyclopedia of Insects.? Packed with hundreds of bugs, every one is looked at in fascinating detail by natural history expert Jules Howard.? From the cutest and most beautiful, to the deadliest and most disgusting, there's something for everyone in this book which highlights the importance of the insect world. Plus, find out what actually makes an insect, an insect - with guest entries from the non-insects:...

A young boy describes himself with comparisons to animals.

Buzz comes home from school to find that Fly Guy is 50 feet tall! WOW-ZAA! Luego de comerse un bocadillo de un cesto de basura radioactive, ¡Hombre Mosca crece hasta una altura de 15 metros! ¿Podrán Buzz y el científico encontrar la manera de encogerlo antes que lo ataquen la policía y los militares? After grabbing a snack from a radioactive trash can, Fly Guy grows to 50 feet tall! Can Buzz and the scientist figure out how to shrink him before...

A spider, blown by the wind to a fence post near a farm yard, begins to build her web and cannot be distracted from the task at hand--not by the horse, cow, sheep, goat, or dog. But when the rooster asks if she wants to catch a pesky fly, the busy spider is able to catch it in her web immediately!

An adventurous little girl shrinks down to the size of a bug and takes a tour of the swamp on a dragonfly's back.

"Told in diary form, My Stinky Summer by S. Bug introduces readers to the stinkbug's life cycle and survival habits"--

Leslie Bulion, award-winning educator favorite and master of science poetry, is back with a humorous exploration of the silk-spinning, bungee-jumping, hunting, trapping, trick-filled world of spiders! Meet spiders that spit silk, roll like wheels, scuba dive, hide under trap doors, strum tunes, and so much more. Watch as they find mates, find preyor find mates that become prey! Award-winning poet Leslie Bulion and illustrator Robert Meganck team up...

Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon explores the wonderful world of insects, with fascinating facts and stunning full-color photographs, in his latest nonfiction picture book. Readers will learn all about insects' life stages, bodies, and senses, as well as the many different kinds, including beetles, ladybugs, bees, butterflies, and more!