Ultimate Bugopedia: The Most Complete Bug Reference Ever (National Geographic Kids)

by Darlyne Murawski (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Welcoming young fact-hounds to the hidden world of the most popular bugs on Earth, this book offers comprehensive coverage of the insect world with profiles accompanied by Did You Know? facts and fast facts including scientific name, size, diet, and habitat. Full color.
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Gr 2-6--This dense yet fascinating book provides information on just about any bug one can imagine (with individual profiles on 83 different species). Budding entomologists will learn about bug life cycles, scientific classifications, communication methods, feeding habits, and much more. The book is broken down into several clearly labeled sections, and a "How to Use This Book" chapter, along with the detailed table of contents, helps readers navigate through the information. Blocks of texts are used on each page but are not overwhelming, and the language is clear and engaging. Eye-popping color photographs, diagrams, text boxes with supplemental material, and a running fact stream across the bottom of every page also help students learn as much as they possibly can about these creepy-crawlies. Features such as "Talk with an Entomologist" and "How You Can Help" provide other perspectives and allow children to recognize their own role in the life of bugs and our ecosystem. Through the extensive index, researchers can look up topics easily, but the book also lends itself to browsing or just flipping through for fun. A highly recommended work.--Rita Meade, Brooklyn Public Library, NY

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Review quotes

Selected as a 2014 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12 by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Children's Book Council

"This is fantastically creepy fun for nonfiction lovers...The Ultimate Bugopedia is a bug lover's dream." -NC Teacher Stuff blog

"This outstanding book is a must for all library collections and will delight bug-obsessed readers everywhere!" -Booklist
Darlyne Murawski
DARLYNE MURAWSKI is an author and nature photographer with degrees in biology and art. Her work appears in children's books and magazines, including 11 stories in National Geographic magazine. Several of Darlyne's children's books have received recognition as "outstanding science and trade books for students K-12." Much of her work focuses on small and sometimes overlooked topics such as moths, spiders, parasites, diatoms, worms, reptiles, and fungi. She has worked and published as a research biologist and has taught courses in biology and nature photography. She currently gives school talks and lives in Arlington, MA.

Website: DarlyneMurawski.com

DR. BILL LAMP, a Nebraska native and University of Maryland professor, became an entomologist the day he discovered aquatic insects in the headwaters of the Mississippi River. Though he has been bitten by hellgrammites, stabbed by tabanid larvae, and stung by vespid wasps, the amazing and intricate behaviors of insects keep Bill exploring new habitats and species. With more than 90 publications on aquatic and pest insect ecology, Bill enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for entomology with his wonderful students, wife, children, and grandchildren.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781426313769
Lexile Measure
1010
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Publication date
October 22, 2013
Series
National Geographic Kids
BISAC categories
JNF003120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc.
Library of Congress categories
Insects

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