The Mystery Bug Collection


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Terry Shepherd's instant classic teaches youngsters about masks, social distancing, and hygiene in a way that is enlightening, entertaining and fun. In the anapastic tetrameter poetry style made famous by Dr. Seuss, Juliette learns how to stay safe, without fear. Utilizing protocols designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and starring a cast of richly diverse characters, this combination of "Juliette and the Mystery Bug" and "Juliette and the Masked Hero" covers the basic information kids need to protect themselves, even as they stay connected with friends and family."The Mystery Bug Collection" is backed up by the feature rich Mystery-Bug.com website, where educators can find classroom tools to utilize the books as teaching tools, and a parents can find additional resources to help generate meaningful conversations with children, making complicated topics like pandemic and The Coronavirus accessible to kids of all ages.




Juliette and the Mystery Bug


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When Hudson catches a Mystery Bug, Juliette's journey of discovery begins. She learns essential hygiene skills, masking, social-distancing and how vaccines rally the body's defenses to keep Mystery Bugs at bay.Here, under one cover are Colleen and Terry Shepherd's beloved stories, "Juliette and the Mystery Bug," "Juliette and the Masked Hero," and the all new "Juliette and the Vaccine." Based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, beautifully illustrated by Casey Ratchford, and written in a poetic style that helps kids memorize important health habits, "Juliette and the Mystery Bug - The Complete Collection" is an essential resource to help children stay healthy, whenever Mystery Bugs appear. Readers agree that "Juliette and the Mystery Bug" is not only an important guide to disease prevention, but a delightful story that will become a household favorite."I was so ecstatic to find a book that could help my preschool-aged daughter better understand germs, how they can make you sick, and clean habits to stay healthy; it's never been more important." ~ Linnsey Baker."An important book to teach children how to protect themselves.... But it's also a fun book that adults will enjoy reading to their children and children will enjoy hearing, time and again," ~ Ed SliverAuthor Kate Anslinger writes that "Juliette and the Mystery Bug" is a must-read in today's world. "Terry Shepherd manages to blend prose that is easily relatable to children, with a very real issue in today's world, somehow making a magical mix of education and fun. My daughter's first-grade class has read all of Terry Shepherd's books and they remain a classroom favorite."




Insect Lives


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Contains over seventy essays in which various authors from throughout history discuss insects.




The Great Whipplethorp Bug Collection


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"Chuck Whipplethorp learns that he comes from a fascinating lineage of Whipplethorps, so he sets off to carve his own mark--by collecting bugs"--




Trouble in Bugland


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A quick-witted insect sleuth, patterned after Sherlock Holmes, displays his brilliant powers of deduction in solving five mysteries.




The Bug Collector


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Place of publication taken from publisher's website.




Bugs in the System


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An introduction to insect physiology, genetics and behaviour which looks at the interaction between humans and insects, and explores both the positive and negative aspects of the relationship.




The Book of Brilliant Bugs


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Enter the kingdom of bugs and their close relatives for a magical journey through the forest floor, down into the deepest caves, and even across the open ocean... Insects, arachnids, worms, and mollusks are crawling across the pages of this colorful bug book, which combines gorgeous illustrations and photos to help young animal enthusiasts spot and learn all the main bug groups. From dancing bees to cartwheeling spiders, from butterfly athletes to the beetles that eat poo, they'll learn all about the incredible secret world of creepy-crawlies. And they'll find out how bugs help to look after our planet too. The Book of Brilliant Bugs, written by insect expert Jess French and illustrated by Claire McElfatrick, takes children on a fascinating journey of exploration, showing them just how amazing creepy-crawlies are, what they do for our planet, and how we can help them. It includes bug relatives such as slimy slugs, web-spinning spiders, and scuttling centipedes, plus amazing facts on how bugs pass on messages, compete for food, seek true love, and fill the air with buzzing wings.




Edible Insects


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From grasshoppers to grubs, an eye-opening look at insect cuisine around the world. An estimated two billion people worldwide regularly consume insects, yet bugs are rarely eaten in the West. Why are some disgusted at the thought of eating insects while others find them delicious? Edible Insects: A Global History provides a broad introduction to the role of insects as human food, from our prehistoric past to current food trends—and even recipes. On the menu are beetles, butterflies, grasshoppers, and grubs of many kinds, with stories that highlight traditional methods of insect collection, preparation, consumption, and preservation. But we not only encounter the culinary uses of creepy-crawlies across many cultures. We also learn of the potential of insects to alleviate global food shortages and natural resource overexploitation, as well as the role of world-class chefs in making insects palatable to consumers in the West.




Not a Buzz to Be Found


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Buzz! Zip! Zoom! When the weather is warm, insects are everywhere. But what do they do in winter? Honeybees huddle in their hive. Monarch butterflies fly south. Woolly bear caterpillars hide under leaves and snow. This book shows what twelve different insects do to survive winter's chill.