Beautiful Bugs

The insect world is filled with many interesting, colorful, creatures that stimulate the curiosity of young learners. Introduce this world of fluttering butterflies, buzzing bees, long jumping grasshoppers, and other insects by using the various ideas and activities found in this jam-packed resource. Contents include: Two reproducible student booklets: Reading worksheets: Vocabulary activities: Story writing/sentence writing activities: Listening/following directions activities: Phonic worksheets: Visual discrimination activities: Printing/motor skill worksheets: Reproducible pictures.

From damselflies to treehoppers, tiger beetles to butterflies, meet the most beautiful bugs and insects in the world in this new title from the exciting In Focus: Bugs & Insects series. Did you know that giant dragonflies were around even before the dinosaurs? Or that the Madagascan moon moth has a wingspan of nearly eight inches? And did you know that the small copper butterfly's wings look like copper as it flies? Learn fascinating and awe-inspiring facts about the prettiest of our many-legged friends, accompanied by detailed full-color photographs to maximize the beauty points!

Mrs. Stawell's retelling of Fabre's classic 10 volume series "Souvenirs Entmologieques." A condensed version, this retelling includes such notorious insects as the beetle, the cicada, the paying mantis, the mason-wasp, and many more. A great introduction to the study of insects for young children. ?First published in 1921, this edition is derived from the original book published with 12 color illustrations by Jessie E.J. Detmold. As always, this edition is complete and unabridged.

Where do beautiful butterflies come from? They start as caterpillars! The nonfiction text in this packet will teach students about this process and more. It also includes activity suggestions and worksheets to keep learning alive.

The magic of Paint by Sticker Kids continues, combining the fun of coloring and stickers with the creativity of paint by number. The series just keeps growing, with another much-loved nature-themed topic: Bugs! Paint by Sticker Kids: Beautiful Bugs includes everything kids need to create 10 full-color illustrations of their favorite creepy-crawlies: a firefly, a praying mantis, a ladybug, butterflies, ants, a painted grasshopper, a dragonfly, beetles, a bumblebee, and a weevil. Simply find the numbered sticker, peel it, and place it in the right space. Add the next, and the next—and watch a dazzling image come to life with color and spirit in the modern “low-poly” style (using geometric polygon shapes). The card-stock pages are perforated so artwork can be easily removed for framing or the fridge. Creating sticker art is as fun and meditative as coloring, and it’s a refreshing shake-up from the usual crayons and markers. Plus, the peel-and-place system allows kids to practice recognizing and learning numbers in an interactive, stress-free way. And it’s a great rainy day or travel activity (no cleanup!) that delivers hands-on fun for less than $10.

Descriptions and photos of a variety of bugs.

Enter 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.

In this companion to What's Your Favorite Animal? and What’s Your Favorite Color?, Eric Carle and fourteen other beloved children's book artists illustrate their favorite bugs and explain why they love them. Everybody has a favorite bug. Some like shiny, colorful beetles or busy ants or soft pale moths best. Others prefer spindly walking sticks or fuzzy caterpillars that turn into bright butterflies. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 15 children's book artists share their favorite bugs and why they love them. What's Your Favorite Bug? features words and pictures by: Eric Carle Joey Chou Eric Fan Denise Fleming Ekua Holmes Tim Hopgood Molly Idle Beth Krommes Scott Magoon Kenard Pak Maggie Rudy Britta Teckentrup Brendan Wenzel Teagan White Eugene Yelchin - GODWIN BOOKS -

In Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden, you'll learn how to fill your garden with the right plants to support the beneficial predatory insects that control common garden pests.