The Real Book about Bugs, Insects, and Such
Author:
Jane Sherman
Illustrator:
Kathleen Elgin
Editor:
Helen Hoke
Publication:
1952 by Garden City Books
Genre:
Non-fiction
Series:
The Real Book Series Members Only (Nature & Animals)
Series Number: R25
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Did you know that there are almost a million different kinds of bugs in the world? And that all of the bugs in the world would weight more than all of the people plus all of the large animals together?
These are just two of the hundreds of amazing facts in this thrilling and completely scientific story of the insect world around us.
In many ways this world is a duplication of our people's world -- in it there are aviators, farmers, pottery makers, papermakers, builders, soldiers, and bugs who fight disease. There are even bugs who fight disease. There are even bugs that make silk, honey and shellac, products which scientists have been able to imitate but not duplicate.
Some bugs -- bees and ants, for instance -- live in towns and villages, as people do. Some bugs look like animals, and some like sticks and flowers. There is a bug that takes seventeen years to grow up. And the bug with the light is a mystery that still baffles people.
THE REAL BOOK ABOUT BUGS, Insects and Such is a wonderful introduction into a strange and amazing world.
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