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Author: Linda Glaser
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 0761340173
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA dragonfly lays her clutch of eggs and the life cycle of dragonflies has begun. Watch as the little nymphs change over time into beautiful adults who can move through the air like an acrobat.
Author: Catherine Ipcizade
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2019-05-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1496621573
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDragonflies arenÕt like other insects. These creatures are truly dazzling! Readers will learn about 12 different species of dragonflies, each of with unusual and unexpected colors and patterns. Information about life cycles, habitats, and body parts is included.
Author: Forrest Lee Mitchell
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781585444595
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a passionate look at a ubiquitous group of insects.
Author: Cynthia Berger
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2004-03-10
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 0811751066
DOWNLOAD EBOOK• First title in Stackpole Books' new Wild Guide series • A complete, expert introduction to the world of dragonflies and also covers damselflies • Detailed color drawings of different species and behaviors Dazzling in appearance, idiosyncratic in behavior, dragonflies and damselflies have long captured the imaginations of nature lovers. In this illustrated natural history guide, Cynthia Berger takes the reader on a whirlwind trip through the lives of these intriguing insects, from their birth underwater (where they actually spend most of their lives as ferocious nymphs) to their miraculous transformation into free-flying adults. Features a field guide to the most common North American species--including life-size silhouettes for easy identification--as well as tips for observing dragonflies in the wild and attracting them to your backyard.
Author: Dennis Paulson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2019-03-26
Total Pages: 227
ISBN-13: 0691192537
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA lavishly illustrated introduction to the world's dragonflies and damselflies Dragonflies and damselflies are often called birdwatchers’ insects. Large, brightly colored, active in the daytime, and displaying complex and interesting behaviors, they have existed since the days of the dinosaurs, and they continue to flourish. Their ancestors were the biggest insects ever, and they still impress us with their size, the largest bigger than a small hummingbird. There are more than 6,000 odonate species known at present, and you need only visit any wetland on a warm summer day to be enthralled by their stunning colors and fascinating behavior. In this lavishly illustrated natural history, leading dragonfly expert Dennis Paulson offers a comprehensive, accessible, and appealing introduction to the world’s dragonflies and damselflies. The book highlights the impressive skills and abilities of dragonflies and damselflies—superb fliers that can glide, hover, cruise, and capture prey on the wing. It also describes their arsenal of tactics to avoid predators, and their amazing sex life, including dazzling courtship displays, aerial mating, sperm displacement, mate guarding, and male mimicry. Dragonflies and Damselflies includes profiles of more than fifty of the most interesting and beautiful species from around the world. Learn about the Great Cascade Damsel, which breeds only at waterfalls, the mesmerizing flight of Blue-winged Helicopters, and how the larva of the Common Sanddragon can burrow into sand as efficiently as a mole. Combining expert text and excellent color photographs, this is a must-have guide to these remarkable insects. A lavishly illustrated, comprehensive, and accessible natural history that reveals the beauty and diversity of one of the world’s oldest and most popular insect groups Offers a complete guide to the evolution, life cycles, biology, anatomy, behavior, and habitats of dragonflies and damselflies Introduces the 39 families of dragonflies and damselflies through exemplary species accounts Features tips on field observation and lab research, and information on threats and conservation
Author: Julia Garstecki-Derkovitz
Publisher: Pebble
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 25
ISBN-13: 1977131514
DOWNLOAD EBOOKZip! Something darts through the air. It's a dragonfly! Young readers will get the fast facts on these speedy insects, including their body parts, habitats, and life cycles. Along the way, they also will uncover surprising and fascinating facts! Simple text, close-up photos, and a fun activity make this a perfect introduction to the dazzling world of dragonflies.
Author: Cindy Crosby
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 2020-06-15
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 0810142309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is an engaging introduction to dragonflies for a general reader, incorporating facts, conservation information, illustrations, and the author's personal stories.
Author: Benjamin Tunby
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 1512486361
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith such small, thin wings, it's hard to imagine dragonflies flying long distances. But some dragonflies travel for thousands of miles! From egg to adult dragonfly, follow the journey of migrating dragonflies.
Author: Aimée M. Bissonette
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2020-09-01
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 0807558222
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe can fly straight up or down, backwards or forwards, stop and hover, make hairpin turns—at top speed or in slow motion. And we've been on Earth for around 300 million years. Strong graphic art and rhythmic text packed with interesting facts to capture imaginations.
Author: Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Publisher: September Publishing
Published: 2021-09-02
Total Pages: 584
ISBN-13: 1912836491
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'One of the most unforgettable books I have read in the last few years... What a writer! What a thinker! What a woman!' Fiammetta Rocco From the award-winning author of Dust comes a magical, sea-saturated, coming-of-age novel that transports readers from Kenya to China and Turkey. On an island in the Lamu Archipelago lives a solitary, stubborn child called Ayaana and her mother, Munira. When a sailor, Muhidin, enters their lives, the child finds something she has never had before: a father. But as Ayaana grows into adulthood, forces of nature and history begin to reshape her life, leading her to distant countries and fraught choices. Selected as a descendant of long-ago Chinese shipwrecked sailors Ayaana is sent to study in China. Leaving her resourceful single mother, she is forced to grow up fast. Whether it's the scarred captain of the Chinese shipping container that transports Ayaana or the son of Turkish shipping magnate who trades in refugees, Owuor never loses a profound sense of empathy for her characters. She evokes a fascinating kind of beauty in this dangerous, chaotic world and its ever-shifting oceans and trade. Told with a glorious lyricism, The Dragonfly Sea is a transcendent story of love and adventure, and of the inexorable need for shelter in a dangerous world. 'One of Africa's most exciting voices ... The Dragonfly Sea is a continent-hopping novel of epic proportions.' Refinery29 'In its omnivorous interest in the world, The Dragonfly Sea is a paean to both cultural diffusion and difference . . . as much as [the novel] traces the globe, it also depicts an internal pilgrimage, its heroine in rose attar a broken saint.' New York Times 'Owuor continues to break ground among contemporary African writers.' Vanity Fair
