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24 pp.
| Checkerboard |
September, 1999 |
LibraryISBN 1-57765-023-9$$13.95
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K-3Rain Forest series.
This book offers a very general summary of various groups of rainforest insects, including beetles, flies, ants, termites, bees, and butterflies. Also discussed are insects' stages of development and camouflaging. The text consists of short, simple sentences, which make for a choppy, often plodding read, but the large color photographs will capture readers' interest. A list of websites is appended. Glos., ind.