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The Beetle Book
Steve Jenkins
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Description for The Beetle Book
Hardcover. The beetle world is vast: one out of every four living things on earth is a beetle. From the goliath beetle that weighs one fourth of a pound to the nine inch long titan beetle, the author presents an array of these intriguing insects and the many amazing adaptations they have made to survive. Num Pages: 40 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: YB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 259 x 257 x 9. Weight in Grams: 430.
Beetles squeak and beetles glow. Beetles stink, beetles sprint, beetles walk on water. With legs, antennae, horns, beautiful shells, knobs, and other oddities - what's not to like about beetles? The beetle world is vast: one out of every four living things on earth is a beetle. There are over 350,000 different species named so far and scientists suspect there may be as many as a million. From the goliath beetle that weighs one fourth of a pound to the nine inch long titan beetle, award-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins presents a fascinating array of these intriguing insects and the many ... Read more
Beetles squeak and beetles glow. Beetles stink, beetles sprint, beetles walk on water. With legs, antennae, horns, beautiful shells, knobs, and other oddities - what's not to like about beetles? The beetle world is vast: one out of every four living things on earth is a beetle. There are over 350,000 different species named so far and scientists suspect there may be as many as a million. From the goliath beetle that weighs one fourth of a pound to the nine inch long titan beetle, award-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins presents a fascinating array of these intriguing insects and the many ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company United States
Number of pages
40
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
40
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780547680842
SKU
V9780547680842
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Ref
99-30
About Steve Jenkins
Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative. Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including ... Read more
Reviews for The Beetle Book
"Jenkins' splendid array of beetles will surely produce at least one budding coleopterist...distinguished both as natural history and work of art"
Kirkus, starred review "Jenkins brings his signature style to the world of beetles...As always, the design of the book is exemplary."
Horn Book "A richly varied and visually riveting introduction to beetles, both familiar and strange."
Booklist, starred review "Jenkins's enthusiasm for ... Read more
Kirkus, starred review "Jenkins brings his signature style to the world of beetles...As always, the design of the book is exemplary."
Horn Book "A richly varied and visually riveting introduction to beetles, both familiar and strange."
Booklist, starred review "Jenkins's enthusiasm for ... Read more