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This book provides a sneak peak into the diverse and often hidden world of nature's strangest insects.
Insects account for more than half of the more than 17,000,000 named species of living things. This fascinating book reveals a rare and close up look at the odd beauty of some of the strangest of these tiny creatures. Despite their large numbers, the world of these particularly weird insects exists largely hidden from our view. Included in the book are some of the most interesting insects from North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand and beyond.
Weird Insects features:
- Beautiful photographs that show the insects in the wild
- Informative captions that provide fascinating details about the lives of these intriguing creatures.
The book will appeal to middle school students exploring topic ideas; younger students interested in wildlife and advanced readers who enjoy picture books.
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Michael Worek
Michael Worek
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Weird Insects - Michael Worek
Published by Firefly Books Ltd. 2014
Copyright © 2014 Moseley Road Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publisher.
Publisher Cataloging-in-Publication Data (U.S.)
Worek, Michael.
Weird insects / Michael Worek.
[64] p. : col. photos. ; cm.
Includes index.
Summary: A beautifully illustrated guide to some of the most weird and wonderful insects of the world.
ISBN-13: 978-1-77085-235-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-77085-234-1 (pbk.)
1. Insects -- Juvenile literature. I. Title.
595.7 dc23 QL467.2.M377 2013
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Worek, Michael
Weird insects / Michael Worek.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-77085-235-8 (bound).
ISBN 978-1-77085-234-1 (pbk.)
1. Insects--Juvenile literature. I. Title.
QL467.2.M388 2013 j595.7 C2013-901247-8
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All images are copyright Nature Picture Library, jointly with the following photographers:
page 4, cover © Chris Mattison; page 5 © Kim Taylor; page 6 © Alex Hyde; page 7 © Kim Taylor; page 8 © MYN / Niall Benvie; page 9 © Chris Mattison; page 10 © MYN / Seth Patterson; page 11 © MYN / Niall Benvie; page 12 © Alex Hyde; page 13 © Chris Mattison; page 14, back cover top right © ARCO; page 15 © John Abbott; page 16 © Kim Taylor;
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