Discovery Bugopedia: The Complete Guide to Everything Insect Plus Other Creepy-Crawlies - Softcover

Discovery Channel; James Buckley Jr

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1603209883 ISBN 13: 9781603209885

Publisher: TI Inc. Books, 2015

Synopsis

Calling all bug-obsessed kids! Did you know that insects make up the largest group of animals on Earth--numbering more than 1 million species? From rhinoceros beetles and regal jumping spiders to helpful honeybees and noisy cicadas, Bugopedia: The Complete Guide to Everything Insect is the ultimate visual guide to the creepiest, crawliest, and coolest creatures in the world!

With more than 400 color photos featuring amazing macro views and life-size images of insects, Bugopedia lets kids explore species they may already know of and introduces them to all 30 classes of insects. Discover how insects play important roles within our ecosystem and learn fascinating trivia about extreme bug behaviors, record breakers, and more from the science experts at Discovery.

Want to meet more incredible creatures? Check out the other books in the Discovery Opedia series: Sharkopedia, Snakeopedia and Dinopedia!

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About the Author

Discovery Channel is dedicated to creating the highest quality non-fiction content that informs and entertains its consumers about the world in all its wonder, diversity and amazement. The network, which is distributed to 100.8 million U.S. homes, can be seen in 224 countries and territories, offering a signature mix of compelling, high-end production values and vivid cinematography across genres including, science and technology, exploration, adventure, history and in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpses at the people, places and organizations that shape and share our world.

Reviews

Gr 3–5—More than 100 million species of insects crawl, skitter, flitter, and fly around Spaceship Earth, and this guide allows glimpses of hundreds of them. Introduced by entomologist Brendan Dunphy, currently at work in both lab and field, the fragmented text is broken down into superorders, such as Mecopteroids and Hymenopteroids. Readers encounter an informative paragraph or two followed by a number of color photos and enlightening captions, often accompanied by "Word," "On the Fly," and "Eureka!" boxes and "Brendan Says" comments by Dunphy. Interspersed with the superorder classifications are sections on insect physiology, locomotion, habitats, feeding habits, reproduction, sensory organs, and other bits of bug life. The photos—many of them small—are the attraction here, providing a variety of eyes, legs, wings, antennae, and other assorted body parts in colors and shapes to boggle the brain. The work ends with sections on "Other Creepy-Crawlies," including spiders and centipedes; careers in the field of insects; creative activities in the field, the kitchen, and the classroom; and assorted sources for more material. The lack of an index may limit the usefulness of this compendium. Young researchers seeking dragonfly data, for instance, will have to consult several different sections and still will not have enough to complete a report. And to find an exotic mentioned once? A treasure hunt with no clues. VERDICT A heavily illustrated, colorful collection of the familiar and the strange, this eye-catching volume is a springboard into the sea of further knowledge for the curious.—Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY

Edition details

• Publisher: TI Inc. Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1603209883
• ISBN 13: 9781603209885
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192