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Loading... Bugs and Bugsicles: Insects in the Winterby Amy S. Hansen
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Where do bugs go in the winter? Well, it turns out that lots of them die, laying eggs to hatch in the spring. Others do different things, like ladybugs that huddle together for warmth, monarch butterflies that migrate all the way to Mexico, and woolly bear caterpillars who actually freeze and spend the winter as bugsicles. The text would have been more effective if it had been shorter and then perhaps more species of bugs could have been included. Kids who are bug fanatics may enjoy this one, but for tales of animals in winter, I'd stick with Under the Snow by Melissa Stewart. no reviews | add a review
Every fall, insects disappear. And every spring, they return. Where do they go? The dragonfly dies, leaving its young safe in the muddy bottom of a stream. The monarch butterfly sails the air to dry mountains in Mexico. And the Arctic woolly bear caterpillar becomes a "bugsicle"--it freezes solid, then thaws out to live another day. The honeybee, praying mantis, field cricket, ladybug, and pavement ant also use awe-inspiring tricks to outwit the killing frosts of winter. The author and illustrator re-create the insects' movements and reveal their secrets. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)595.714Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Arthropoda Insects: Insecta, Hexapoda Thysanura: bristletails, springtails, etc.LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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great for changing seasons
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