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Author: Judy Burris
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 137
ISBN-13: 1603425632
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides information about insects commonly found in backyards and explains the many advantages they provide.
Author: Moira Butterfield
Publisher:
Published: 2024-03-05
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 0711286558
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Secret Life of Bugs is a collection of delightful stories and engaging facts, which imparts a love of bugs and nature on the next generation, inspiring them to look after the world around them. Let Luna a friendly ladybug lead you through this beautiful first guide to bug life. Learn about bug habitats--who lives where, teeny tiny bugs (featherwing beetles) to the largest of critters (giant stick insect and goliath beetles). Find out the amazing things that bugs can do, like flying high or disguising themselves. Read magical creepy crawlie folklore stories from around the planet, too. The ladybug has learnt much on her travels and will be a great guide for young readers, perhaps inspiring them to develop a lifelong love of bugs. Following on from The Secret of Trees, The Secret Life of Bees, The Secret Life of Birds and The Secret Life of Oceans, Bugs is the next book in the series. Sumptuous and detailed illustrations have pride of place in this magical book that mixes natural history with a splash of fantasy, creating a book to be pored over time and again.
Author: Bob Barner
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2012-01-27
Total Pages: 16
ISBN-13: 1452110042
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPretty ladybugs, fluttering butterflies, creepy daddy longlegs, and roly-poly bugs are some of the familiar creatures featured in this whimsically illustrated insect album. Complete with an "actual size" chart and bug-o-meter listing fun facts about each bug, Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! will inform and entertain curious little bug lovers everywhere.
Author: Moira Butterfield
Publisher: Words & Pictures
Published: 2021-04-20
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 0711260494
DOWNLOAD EBOOKListen to tiny tales from Buzzwing the hardworking honeybee. Combining nonfiction with a splash of fantasy, The Secret Life of Bees is a book to get lost in, time and again.
Author: Victor Pelevin
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780571194056
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSet in a crumbling Soviet Black Sea resort, The Life of Insects with its motley cast of characters who exist simultaneously as human beings (racketeers, mystics, drug addicts and prostitutes) and as insects, extended the surreal comic range for which Pelevin's first novel Omon Ra was acclaimed by critics. With consummate literary skill Pelevin creates a satirical bestiary which is as realistic as it is delirious - a bitter parable of contemporary Russia, full of the probing, disenchanted comedy that makes Pelevin a vital and altogether surprising writer.
Author: Jess French
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2020-03-24
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 0744022614
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnter the kingdom of bugs and their close relatives for a magical journey through the forest floor, down into the deepest caves, and even across the open ocean... Insects, arachnids, worms, and mollusks are crawling across the pages of this colorful bug book, which combines gorgeous illustrations and photos to help young animal enthusiasts spot and learn all the main bug groups. From dancing bees to cartwheeling spiders, from butterfly athletes to the beetles that eat poo, they'll learn all about the incredible secret world of creepy-crawlies. And they'll find out how bugs help to look after our planet too. The Book of Brilliant Bugs, written by insect expert Jess French and illustrated by Claire McElfatrick, takes children on a fascinating journey of exploration, showing them just how amazing creepy-crawlies are, what they do for our planet, and how we can help them. It includes bug relatives such as slimy slugs, web-spinning spiders, and scuttling centipedes, plus amazing facts on how bugs pass on messages, compete for food, seek true love, and fill the air with buzzing wings.
Author: Jim Arnosky
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781402777660
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCelebrates the beauty and diversity of hundreds of insects and spiders in an illustrated work that features eight gatefolds depicting butterflies, beetles, spiders, and other insects.
Author: Jae Choe
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2012-04-01
Total Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 1421405210
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the great naturalist tradition of E. O. Wilson, Jae Choe takes readers into a miniature world dominated by six-legged organisms. This is the world of the ant, an insect that humans, as well as most other life forms, depend upon for their very survival. Easily one of the most important animals on earth, ants seem to mirror the actions, emotions, and industries of the human population, often more effectively than humans do themselves. They developed ranching and farming long before humans, and their division of labor resembles the assembly lines of automobile factories and multinational enterprises. Self-sacrifice and a finely tuned chemical language are the foundations of their monarchical society, which is capable of waging large-scale warfare and taking slaves. Tales of their massacres and atrocities, as well as struggles for power, are all too reminiscent of our own. The reality of ant society is more fascinating than even the most creative minds could imagine. Choe combines expert scientific knowledge with a real passion for these miniscule marvels. His vivid descriptions are paired with captivating illustrations and photographs to introduce readers to the economics, culture, and intrigue of the ant world. All of nature is revealed through the secret lives of the amazing ants. In the words of the author, “Once you get to know them, you’ll love them.”
Author: Peggy Macnamara
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2005-08-15
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780226501000
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarrying art and entomology, this is a unique introduction to local biodiversity found in Illinois. More than a traditional field guide, it combines lush artwork with the science of natural history.
Author: Kassia St Clair
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 2016-10-20
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 1473630827
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.' Simon Garfield The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. In this book Kassia St Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilisation. Across fashion and politics, art and war, The Secret Lives of Colour tell the vivid story of our culture.
