Encyclopedia of Insects: an illustrated guide to nature's most weird and wonderful bugs - Contains over 300 insects!

by Jules Howard, Miranda Zimmerman (Illustrator)

Overview

Dive into the world of creepy-crawlies in this Encyclopedia of Insects. 

Packed with hundreds of bugs, every one is looked at in fascinating detail by natural history expert Jules Howard. 

From the cutest and most beautiful, to the deadliest and most disgusting, there's something for everyone in this book which highlights the importance of the insect world. Plus, find out what actually makes an insect, an insect – with guest entries from the non-insects: centipedes, spiders, woodlice, and snails. 

Featuring 300 bugs!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780711249158
Publisher:	Wide Eyed Editions
Publication date:	06/02/2020
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	7.85(w) x 10.05(h) x 0.95(d)
Age Range:	7 - 11 Years

About the Author

Jules Howard is an author, zoology correspondent, and science presenter. As well as writing regularly for The Guardian and BBC Wildlife Magazine, Jules appears regularly on TV and radio, including BBC Breakfast. He has written numerous books for both adults and children on the natural world. 

Miranda Zimmerman combines scientific expertise and illustration skill to create beautiful artwork of the natural world. She graduated from California State University, Monterey Bay, with a bachelor’s degree in Evolutionary Biology. She then went on to acquire her graduate certificate in Science Illustration, and spent three months working on paleontological reconstruction at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. She now resides in the Pacific Northwest, taking on freelance work and creating FaunCreatures to fill her fictional universe. Clients include Oculus Rift, The Field Museum, and independent researchers.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHOR
insects in trouble
what is an insect?
insect feats
EPHEMEROPTERA (MAYFLIES)
ODONATA (DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES)
ORTHOPTERA (GRASSHOPPERS, LOCUSTS, AND CRICKETS)
PHASMATODEA (STICK INSECTS)
PLECOPTERA (STONEFLIES)
DERMAPTERA (EARWIGS)
MANTODEA (MANTISES)
BLATTODEA (COCKROACHES AND TERMITES)
PSOCOPTERA (BOOKLICE)
PHTHIRAPTERA (LICE)
THYSANOPTERA (THRIPS)
HEMIPTERA (WATER BUGS, CICADAS, FROGHOPPERS, TREEHOPPERS, ASSASSIN
BUGS, SHIELD BUGS, JEWEL BUGS, APHIDS, MOSS BUGS, AND SCALE INSECTS)
HYMENOPTERA (BEES, WASPS, SAWFLIES, AND ANTS)
STREPSIPTERA (TWISTED-WINGED INSECTS)
COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
MEGALOPTERA (DOBSONFLIES, FISHFLIES AND ALDERFLIES)
TRICHOPTERA (CADDISFLIES)
LEPIDOPTERA (MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES)
DIPTERA (FLIES)
ARCHAEOGNATHA (JUMPING BRISTLETAILS) AND ZYGENTOMA (FIREBRATS AND SILVERFISH)
NEUROPTERA (NET-WINGED INSECTS) AND RAPHIDIOPTERA (SNAKEFLIES)
MECOPTERA (SCORPIONFLIES) AND NOTOPTERA (GLADIATORS)
ZORAPTERA (ANGEL INSECTS) AND EMBIOPTERA (WEBSPINNERS)
SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS)
am i an insect?
CENTIPEDES AND MILLIPEDES
SPIDERS AND SPIDERLIKE INVERTEBRATES
WOODLICE
SNAILS AND SLUGS
INDEX
 

Editorial Reviews

"This well-crafted, eye-opening insect compendium is perfect for beginning researchers, browsers, and nature enthusiasts."—Anne Chapman Callaghan, School Library Journal

From the Publisher

06/19/2020

Gr 4–6—Zoologist Howard and science illustrator Zimmerman have merged their areas of expertise to offer information about 300 of the world's millions of insect species. Following an introduction from Howard, a section on insects in trouble, and a description of what an insect is, the book then proceeds to detail various insects. Chapters are organized by species, beginning with ephemeroptera (mayflies). Each insect is labeled with its English and Latin names. After a brief but descriptive paragraph, the insect's body length, diet, and habitat are provided. Each bug is drawn true to color and is finely detailed. There are two insects per page. Howard's writing is concise and approachable. Siphonaptera (fleas) conclude the main part of the text. A follow-up section asks, "Am I an insect?", and explains that centipedes, spiders, woodlice, snails, and slugs are not insects. The text is not alphabetically arranged, so the extensive index is a helpful resource. VERDICT This well-crafted, eye-opening insect compendium is perfect for beginning researchers, browsers, and nature enthusiasts. A fine complement to the 595.7s. —Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine P.L., WI

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