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Buzzkill : a wild wander through the weird and threatened world of bugs /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2022Edition: First editionDescription: 378 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781250801036
  • 1250801036
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 639.97/57 23/eng/20211108
LOC classification:
  • QL467.8 .M35 2022
Contents:
Scope and scale -- Feeding the world -- Insects as food -- Cleanup on aisle four -- And everything else -- How insects suck -- E is for extinction -- How it matters -- Reproduction and resilience -- Doing our part.
Summary: "A humorous and engaging nonfiction book about bugs"--Summary: "The praying mantis is the only animal on Earth with one ear--and it's in the middle of its chest. Aphids are born pregnant. Moths can't fly during an earthquake. If you didn't know these things, you soon will. Packed full of jaw-dropping facts, Buzzkill presents the big picture on bugs. You might think ew, gross. Insects are icky. Or scary. Or dangerous. They can be. But there's so much more you need to know. Insects play a critical role on our planet, from sustenance to pollination to medicines and more. Brenna Maloney tackles both the wacky and weird, as well as threats to insects and their habitats, their possible extinction, and ways that everyday people, like you, can prevent their decline." -- Amazon.com.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Barcode
JNF JNF Chamberlin Free Public Library Juvenile Nonfiction J 639.97 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000591762

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Scope and scale -- Feeding the world -- Insects as food -- Cleanup on aisle four -- And everything else -- How insects suck -- E is for extinction -- How it matters -- Reproduction and resilience -- Doing our part.

"A humorous and engaging nonfiction book about bugs"--

"The praying mantis is the only animal on Earth with one ear--and it's in the middle of its chest. Aphids are born pregnant. Moths can't fly during an earthquake. If you didn't know these things, you soon will. Packed full of jaw-dropping facts, Buzzkill presents the big picture on bugs. You might think ew, gross. Insects are icky. Or scary. Or dangerous. They can be. But there's so much more you need to know. Insects play a critical role on our planet, from sustenance to pollination to medicines and more. Brenna Maloney tackles both the wacky and weird, as well as threats to insects and their habitats, their possible extinction, and ways that everyday people, like you, can prevent their decline." -- Amazon.com.

Ages 10-14 Godwin Books.

Grades 7-9 Godwin Books.

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