This book features bugs that make kids say 'Wow!' Here are twenty-one six-legged wonders from around the world - from the half metre long Giant Stick Insect of Borneo to the Western Pigmy Blue butterfly of just one centimetre. Huge mandibles, tiny bumps and other amazing adaptations - big and little - enable each kind of insect to find food, avoid enemies or fight for mates. The simple text and captivating full-colour photographs offer new insights into the amazing survival skills of the world's most fascinating creatures.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Biggest Littlest .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2009 by Astra Publishing House .

Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children on a variety of science topics, including "Outside and Inside Birds, "an American Library Association Notable Book. She lives in New Zealand. Dr. Simon Pollard is a biologist, natural-history writer, and photographer. He is curator of invertebrate zology at Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand.