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K-3
Illustrated by
Jonny Lambert.
The story of a single dragonfly from egg to adult is featured in the main text, while a parallel text rounds out the scientific facts. Colorful collage-like illustrations portray each stage in the dragonfly life cycle: pond-side as eggs are laid, under water as a nymph, then up into the air as an adult.