Praying Mantis vs. Giant Hornet

Praying Mantis vs. Giant Hornet

Author: Alicia Z. Klepeis

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2019-05-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1496652894

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What happens when a lightning-fast praying mantis stares down a hungry giant hornet? Fascinating photos and dynamic descriptions will give young bug lovers an up-close look at these cunning predators to learn about their natural weapons, defenses, and abilities. Readers can then cheer on their favorite as these bugs battle for victory.


Japanese Giant Hornets Horrify!

Japanese Giant Hornets Horrify!

Author: Jill Keppeler

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1538212668

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"All hornets are scary, but Japanese giant hornets are downright deadly. These massive flying insects are much bigger than the hornets in your backyard and can turn an ordinary day outside into a fight for survival. Readers will marvel at these horrible hornets, how they live, and how other animals try to fight them off. Full-color photographs show these terrifying creatures up close and personal, displaying just how large they are and what makes them so deadly to animals of all kinds."


Fierce Fighters Predators

Fierce Fighters Predators

Author: Lee Martin

Publisher: becker&mayer! kids

Published: 2017-09-19

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 0760355355

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Fierce Fighters Predators put the most dominant predators in the world into hypothetical fights and analyzes their power, quickness, venom, to see who would win. For the world’s fiercest predators, winning is second nature. But what would happen if they forgot their prey and battled one another, instead? Featuring dozens of the world’s greatest hunters, Fierce Fighters: Predators showcases the most epic battles imaginable between the champions of the land, sea, and sky. Grizzly versus mountain lion. Electric eel versus piranha. Orca versus great white shark. Komodo dragon versus tiger. Python versus king cobra. These aren’t just head-to-head match-ups—they are tooth-to-tooth and claw-to-claw. Deadly venom against powerful jaws. Speed and agility against brute force. Brainy mammals against cold-blooded reptiles with a survival instinct millions of years in the making. Weigh the skills of the contestants and try to guess who will emerge victorious, then check and see if the experts agree. In these dozens of earth-wide battles, can you predict the most ferocious fighters of all?


Asian Giant Hornet

Asian Giant Hornet

Author: Grace Hansen

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2021-08-01

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 1098208188

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This title will introduce readers to Asian giant hornets, or murder hornets. Readers will learn where these insects can be found, how they survive, and how they got their scary nickname. Complete with great, up-close photographs. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.


THE ISLAND OF GIANT INSECTS

THE ISLAND OF GIANT INSECTS

Author: YASUTAKA FUJIMI

Publisher: Akita Publishing Co.,Ltd.

Published:

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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Mutsumi Oribe is a high school student who drifts ashore to an island after her plane crashes on its way to a field trip. However, the island has become a nest for giant, carnivorous insects. Can these high school students, who have now become prey to these monsters, escape the hell that is this island?!


Ultimate Bug Rumble (Who Would Win?)

Ultimate Bug Rumble (Who Would Win?)

Author: Jerry Pallotta

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2020-11-10

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1338717774

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Sixteen different bugs battle it out in an epic fight! Who will be the champion? This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts 16 ferocious insects. Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling animals before finally discovering the winner!This nonfiction series is full of facts, photos, and realistic illustrations, and it includes a range of mammals, sea creatures, insects, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal fans.


Who Would Win?: Extreme Animal Rumble

Who Would Win?: Extreme Animal Rumble

Author: Jerry Pallotta

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2021-09-07

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1338811983

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Eighty fierce animals battle it out in this exciting bind-up featuring five books in this action-packed animal series! Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series! The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Ultimate Bug Rumble, Ultimate Jungle Rumble, Ultimate Dinosaur Rumble, Ultimate Shark Rumble, and Ultimate Ocean Rumble. Kids will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more alongside photos, charts, illustrations, and amazing facts.


Teaching the Common Core Literature Standards in Grades 2-5

Teaching the Common Core Literature Standards in Grades 2-5

Author: Lisa Morris

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-07-16

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1317517245

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Shifting your literature instruction to meet the Common Core can be tricky. The standards are specific about how students should analyze characters, themes, point of view, and more. In this new book, Lisa Morris makes it easy by taking you through the standards and offering tons of practical strategies, tools, and mentor texts for grades 2-5. She shows you how to combine the standards into effective units of study so that you can teach with depth rather than worry about coverage. Topics covered include: Teaching questioning, inferring, and author’s purpose; Guiding readers to look at themes and write summaries; Showing students how to recognize structural elements of literature; Teaching the craft of writing and vocabulary development; and Helping students analyse characters and character development. Throughout this highly practical book, you’ll find a variety of charts and other graphic organizers that can be easily adapted for classroom use. A list of suggested mentor texts is also available as a free eResource from our website, www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138856172.


Creepy, Crawly Creatures

Creepy, Crawly Creatures

Author: Matthew Rake

Publisher: Hungry Tomato (R)

Published: 2015-08-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1467776424

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Look closely at the ten most amazing insects and spiders that buzz, dart, and hang out all over the world. Beware of those bites and stings as you encounter: ? a hornet that will chase humans ? a louse that lives on a fish's tongue ? a centipede that will fight snakes Come face to face with these extreme animals and learn their secrets!