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Insects by the numbers : a book of infographics / Steve Jenkins.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Jenkins, Steve, By the numbers ; Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 37 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781328850997
  • 1328850994
  • 9781328851000
  • 1328851001
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What is an insect? -- How many insects? -- Insects large and small -- Meet the beetles -- Insect flight --- Jumpers -- Ouch! -- Deadly insects -- The insect life cycle -- Insect lifespans -- Insect vision -- Glowing insects -- Noisy insects -- Insect ears -- Insect builders -- Finding home -- Mosquito senses -- Insect migration -- Insect extremes.
Summary: Through infographics and illustrations readers will learn about the sometimes gross and absolutely always fascinating world of insects. With astounding numbers, facts, and figures, discover some of the most astonishing aspects of the animals that outnumber us humans on the planet: bugs!
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 595.7 J52 Available 33111009772522
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 595.7 J52 Available 33111010443790
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 595.7 J52 Available 33111009027786
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From master of nonfiction Steve Jenkins comes the By the Numbers series--accessible readers packed with fascinating infographics and full-color cut-paper art. Insects focuses on the creepy-crawly world of bugs.



Through infographics and illustrations readers will learn about the sometimes gross and absolutely always fascinating world of insects. With astounding numbers, facts, and figures, discover some of the most astonishing aspects of the animals that outnumber us humans on the planet: bugs!



With Steve Jenkins's signature art style, his By the Numbers reader series explores the most fascinating fields of nature and natural science. These readers are fact-packed and run the gamut from dinosaurs to dwarf planets, detailing the astonishing phenomena that make our universe such an incredible place to live and learn. Each title uses engaging graphics and visual literacy to convey scientific facts and concepts, making them accessible for all kinds of new readers.

"A Book of Infographics."

Includes bibliographical references (page [39]).

What is an insect? -- How many insects? -- Insects large and small -- Meet the beetles -- Insect flight --- Jumpers -- Ouch! -- Deadly insects -- The insect life cycle -- Insect lifespans -- Insect vision -- Glowing insects -- Noisy insects -- Insect ears -- Insect builders -- Finding home -- Mosquito senses -- Insect migration -- Insect extremes.

Through infographics and illustrations readers will learn about the sometimes gross and absolutely always fascinating world of insects. With astounding numbers, facts, and figures, discover some of the most astonishing aspects of the animals that outnumber us humans on the planet: bugs!

Grades 1-4.

760L Lexile

F&P: P

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