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The Bug Scientists Paperback - 2004
by Donna M. Jackson
By following the footsteps of several bug scientists, we take a closer look at the extraordinary bugs that crawl, swim, and whiz past us. We travel from an outdoor classroom in Indiana to the rain forests of Costa Ricaall in pursuit of a better understanding of bugs, glorious bugs.
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Small is beautiful—or so the bug scientists of the world believe. Insects, they say, boast qualities the rest of us have perhaps overlooked. They are among the earth’s best fliers and farmers. They have survived and adapted for 350 million years, whereas we humans have been around for a mere 10,000 years. There are millions upon millions of species yet to be identified. Indeed, insects are perhaps nature’s least celebrated but most successful creatures on earth.
By following the footsteps of several bug scientists, we take a closer look at the extraordinary bugs that crawl, swim, and whiz past us. We visit the morgue, drop by an outdoor classroom, witness a bug bowl festival—complete with a cricket-spitting contest (yuck!)—and travel to the rain forests of Costa Rica—all in pursuit of a better understanding of bugs, glorious bugs.
By following the footsteps of several bug scientists, we take a closer look at the extraordinary bugs that crawl, swim, and whiz past us. We visit the morgue, drop by an outdoor classroom, witness a bug bowl festival—complete with a cricket-spitting contest (yuck!)—and travel to the rain forests of Costa Rica—all in pursuit of a better understanding of bugs, glorious bugs.
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The young contestant leans his head back, draws in a breath, and wraps his tongue around a slippery dead cricket.
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- Title The Bug Scientists
- Author Donna M. Jackson
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 48
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date March 23, 2004
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780618432325 / 0618432329
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 8.96 x 11 x 0.17 in (22.76 x 27.94 x 0.43 cm)
- Ages 10 to UP years
- Grade levels 5 - UP
- Reading level 1200
- Library of Congress subjects Insects, Entomologists
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001039256
- Dewey Decimal Code 595.7
Media reviews
"The much-maligned world of insects becomes fascinating in this latest entry in the excellent Scientists in the Field Series... With its crisp photos and lively story angles and language, this is sure to attract young readers." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
"...sure to be popular with teachers and children alike and it may inspire many young readers to seek careers in entomology." School Library Journal
"Bug-happy young readers will come away with both general information about insects, and an idea of how a fascination with them can turn into a career path." Kirkus Reviews
"...sure to be popular with teachers and children alike and it may inspire many young readers to seek careers in entomology." School Library Journal
"Bug-happy young readers will come away with both general information about insects, and an idea of how a fascination with them can turn into a career path." Kirkus Reviews
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