Central Kansas Library System

A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.

A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book.

After Elizabeth's parents do not agree with her various suggestions for the perfect pet, she discovers a solution.

A praying mantis who longs to make music gets help from a spider named Debby Webster.

Text and pictures present many strange facts about bugs.

Offers an illustrated exploration of the microscopic and small-scale animal world, with large fold-out illustrations that depict diverse ecosystems and their tiny inhabitants to scale. Discover some of the smallest - and strangest - creatures on Earth! From jelly-like amoebae to predatory centipedes, squirming worms, and millions of mites, microscopic creatures are everywhere you can think of, creeping in the murky ocean depths, your kitchen bacinet,...

Defines what an insect is and presents a variety of insects and describes what makes them special. Many of the facts are introduced as questions.