Ultimate Bugopedia: The Most Complete Bug Reference Ever

Welcome to the hidden world of the most popular bugs on Earth. Opening the beautiful and accessible pages of this book is like turning over a series of stones under which you'll find a fascinating array of the world's coolest creepy-crawlies.

This fully photographic book profiles bugs, beetles, wasps, bees, ants, caterpillars, butterflies, dragonflies, spiders, flies, crickets and grasshoppers, and centipedes and millipedes. These profiles are accompanied by Did You Know? facts and fast facts including scientific name, size, diet, and habitat. Front matter includes a How to Use spread and thematic spreads covering topics from prehistoric insects to bugs around the world. In short, this book includes everything a young fact-hound needs to discover the weird, wacky, diverse, and fascinating world of bugs.

Author: Darlyne A. Murawski, Nancy Honovich
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Published: 10/22/2013
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 10.83h x 8.89w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9781426313769
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 181
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 162 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
DARLYNE MURAWSKI is a versatile nature photographer and writer with years of experience as a research biologist working with bugs. Her articles have appeared in National Geographic Magazine and many international publications, children's magazines and calendars. She has traveled the world to showcase the lives and ecology of small critters - including butterflies, moths, fungi, parasites, spider webs, marine worms, horseshoe crabs, mollusks, and glass-shelled diatoms. NANCY HONOVICH is an editor and children's writer and with more than 10 years experience creating content for a wide variety of subject areas and across medias.