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Winner, Cherie

Everything Bug: What Kids Really Want to Know about Insects and Spiders

(4) 4-6 Kids' FAQs series. This text carefully distinguishes insects and spiders, though true bugs aren't defined. The FAQ format promotes browsing; most questions seem natural ("How do crickets make that chirping sound?") and a few forced ("Why wouldn't we have chocolate if bugs disappeared?"). Colorful photos, most captioned, enrich the information. Reading list, websites.

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