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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Billy isn't one to back down from a bet. But this one is gross: If he eats fifteen worms in fifteen days, Alan will pay him fifty dollars. Billy takes the bet and tries worms smothered in ketchup, drowned in mustard, even breaded and fried. Worm by worm, Billy gets closer to victory. But Alan won't let him win that easily...
Author
Publisher
7th Generation
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This delightful story teaches children that many bugs are "helpful insects" and enables the reader to develop a positive and protective attitude towards them. Willie the Worm introduces his insect friends and inspires the young reader to discover a fresh interest in "bugs," and to realize many of them are indeed their friends too. Included are a series of questions and recommended activities to help parents and teachers engage children to learn even...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts. Life there is no fun, until James receives some magical, tiny green things and accidentally drops them by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house....
4) Some bugs
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
From butterflies and moths to crickets and cicadas, a rhyming exploration of backyard-bug behavior.
6) I love bugs!
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A boy extols the various characteristics of insects, all of which he loves.
Author
Series
Finniverse volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Earth is threatened by an invading race of bugs called the Hunger, 11-year-old Finn, his arch-nemesis, Lincoln, his crush, Julep, and one pink unicorn lunchbox become Earth's last best hope against destruction"--
9) Veo
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
¡Hay tanto que ver en tu propio patio trasero! Una hormiga, un caracol, una mariposa; un nido, huevos, p̀jaros. Con la ayuda de una lupa, un nįo lo ve todo. Con obras de arte de alta energ̕a de un autor e ilustrador galardonado, este libro es perfecto para lectores principiantes y lectores de jard̕n de infantes. Este libro, ahora disponible en espąol, es un complemento de Up and I Dig de Joe Cepeda.
There is so much to look at in your own backyard!...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From Ruth Krauss, the celebrated children's book author of The Carrot Seed and A Hole Is to Dig, comes this never-before-published book of witty one-liners-brought to life by Geisel Honor-winning artist Sergio Ruzzier. Dance with a leaf. Jump like a raindrop. Sit in the sun and shine. Not since A Hole Is to Dig and Open House for Butterflies have we seen such electric and playful words on a page. This imaginative story from Ruth Krauss-one of the...
Author
Publisher
WordSong, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Crawly School for Bugs! Termites, stink bugs, gnats, and every insect in between attend this buzzy school where crickets take classes like how to be annoying in 4 easy steps. Some students struggle with the temptation to eat fellow classmates, while others deal with a mosquito nurse who always wants to draw blood, or attempt to make friends despite their own microscopic size.
14) Bug sandwich
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A little boy is tired of bugs biting him, so he decides to bite back by making a bug sandwich"--
17) Insect invaders
Author
Series
Magic School Bus a science chapter book volume 11
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ms. Frizzle turns the entire class into insects to show them how insects eat other insects and that there are lots of surprises when it comes to insect invaders.
18) If only
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In a cyclical story, a child wishes to fly like a butterfly, who wishes for privacy like a stick insect's, who wishes to swim like a whirligig beetle. Each garden creature expresses a desire to be like someone else, ending with the dragonfly who wishes to be like a child who can run, jump, laugh, play, count, build, and more."--
20) Fly!
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A young fly imitates his garden insect friends to try to figure out what he's best at"--
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