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"Eccentric and unusual with an appealing, gentle charm," raves Kirkus Reviews, in a starred review. Every morning, Fred climbs three flights of stairs—up to his rooftop in Brooklyn, New York—and greets the members of his enormous family: "Good morning, my bees, my darlings!"...

This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow. "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup...

You have to be very quiet as you walk into Caleb the beetle's dream world with all of his dreamland friends. Caleb snuggles into the giant roots of an old oak tree and is soon fast asleep. His dream takes some unbelievable turns as he lives out the desires of his little bug heart. On his incredible little...

THE AMAZING VOYAGE OF NEFERTITI, THE SPIDERNAUT -- Most spiders spin a web and passively wait for prey to come to them. Jumping spiders, by contrast, actively hunt by jumping to catch their food. What if a jumping spider was sent to the International Space Station? When it jumped, it would...

In a near wordless masterpiece that could only have been devised by David Wiesner, a cat named Mr. Wuffles doesn't care about toy mice or toy goldfish. He’s much more interested in playing with a little spaceship full of actual aliens—but the ship wasn't designed for this kind of rough treatment....

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Seedfolks, Paul Fleischman, Joyful Noise is a collection of irresistible poems that celebrates the insect world. Funny, sad, loud, and quiet, each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyful noise. The poems resound with the pulse...

Did you know that the combined weight of all the insects in the world is twelve times greater than the weight of the entire human population? Or that it takes the pollen from around two million flowers to make just one pound of honey? This fantastic quick-read eBook features 101 amazing facts split into...

Do you know the difference between a spider-web and a cobweb? What are the two sections of a spider’s body called? Which spider holds the record for the largest legspan? And which species wears the drained corpses of its victims on its back? All of these questions and more are answered in this fascinating...

Lemon Trees and Bumblebees presents the magic of pollination, the dance of bees and flowers, to a young audience. With engaging wit and charm, using just the right combination of creative descriptions and fanciful illustrations, this book will entrance readers of all ages. Children can discover...

Years after a great oak tree tumbled to the ground, a whole community of animals made it their home. Roly-polies and daddy longlegs prowled here and there, while chipmunks and salamanders dashed everywhere. Question: Is the old tree alive? Or is it now dead? This lighthearted book offers a marvelous...

Aren't butterflies the prettiest insects that you can see? Well, they sure are; and this educational book is all about them! Learn about how butterflies transform from ugly caterpillars to the most magnificent winged creatures. Your child can learn a thing or two about physical appearances and how nature makes all things beautiful. Secure a copy today!

Bobby Bee was flying through the flower garden on a spring morning. This was his favorite place to eat breakfast every morning. Landing on a rose full of pollen, he heard a cry for help! He walked over to the edge of the rose to see who it was. In a spider web, Bobby saw his friend Lily Ladybug. She...

A beautiful blue butterfly, Sabina lives in a meadow at the edge of a forest. Though she is mostly happy with who she is, she sometimes wishes to be something else. After getting that chance a couple of times, she realizes she is happiest being a butterfly.

Have you ever watched a child play outdoors? If you have then it is a certainty that you have seen them play with all the creepy crawly there are around. Children seem to be drawn to the world of insects. An Insecto-pedia world picture is the perfect way for your child to see that there are more insects...