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Ants for kids : a junior scientist's guide to queens, drones, and the hidden world of ants / Beverly Gerdeman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Junior scientists (Rockridge Press)Publisher: Emeryville, California : Rockridge Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: vii, 62 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781648760198
  • 1648760198
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Contents:
Part one: Amazing ants: Ants of the past -- Ants: antennae to feet -- An ant's life -- Ant colonies -- Building a home -- Communication -- Finding food -- Predators and parasites -- Ant vs ant -- Ants and honeydew -- Ants and the environment -- Army ants -- Make your own ant farm -- Part two: Ants up close: Acrobat ant -- Argentine ant -- Black carpenter ant -- Bullet ant -- Eciton army ant -- Gigantiops -- Honey ant -- Jack jumper ant -- Leafcutter ant -- Pavement ant -- Pharaoh ant -- Red imported fire ant -- Trap-jaw ant -- Turtle ant -- Weaver ant -- Western thatching ant.
Summary: This work helps answer all your big questions about our small, hardworking neighbors, the ants.
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 595.796 G366 Available 33111009797669
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 595.796 G366 Available 33111010489314
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 595.796 G366 Available 33111009839297
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Crawl inside the curious world of ants with the Junior Scientists series for kids ages 6-9!

Ants are scurrying, social creatures with unique abilities to carry huge loads, work as a team, and fiercely protect their colony. This book gives you a microscopic look into the hidden world of ants, answering all your big questions about our small, hardworking neighbors. Learn fun facts about flat headed Turtle Ants, wide-eyed Gigantiops, and many more. Explore colorful photos and cool profiles on how big each ant is, what they eat, where they're found, and more!

Get up close and underground with:

A look inside the anthill --Discover which jobs each ant has in its colony, how they communicate, how they build their homes, and how they fight. Vibrant photographs --Get up close and personal with bright, colorful photos of dozens of different types of ants. Off-the-page projects --Become an ant ambassador with instructions for making your very own ant farm and tips on ant watching in the wild.

Discover all the secrets about the ant queen, her drones, and loyal colony in Ants for Kids .

Includes bibliographical references (page 59) and index.

This work helps answer all your big questions about our small, hardworking neighbors, the ants.

Part one: Amazing ants: Ants of the past -- Ants: antennae to feet -- An ant's life -- Ant colonies -- Building a home -- Communication -- Finding food -- Predators and parasites -- Ant vs ant -- Ants and honeydew -- Ants and the environment -- Army ants -- Make your own ant farm -- Part two: Ants up close: Acrobat ant -- Argentine ant -- Black carpenter ant -- Bullet ant -- Eciton army ant -- Gigantiops -- Honey ant -- Jack jumper ant -- Leafcutter ant -- Pavement ant -- Pharaoh ant -- Red imported fire ant -- Trap-jaw ant -- Turtle ant -- Weaver ant -- Western thatching ant.

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