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Are you fascinated by insects? Welcome to the field of entomology. This book shows how entomologists study insects to learn about Earth's history, find ways to prevent the spread of diseases some carry, use insects in agriculture, and much more. With an estimated 1.3 million species, there's always something new in the world of insects.
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Engaging text and photographs introduce young readers to butterflies, including some of the most beautiful butterflies around the world. Fans of augmented reality will love to fly beyond the printed page with upclose butterfly videos, accessible via the Capstone 4D app or on your web browser.
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Engaging text and photographs introduce young readers to ants, including some of the coolest ants from around the world. Fans of augmented reality will love to march two by two beyond the printed page with upclose ant videos, accessible via the Capstone 4D app or on your web browser.
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Engaging text and photographs introduce young readers to dragonflies, including some of the most dashing dragonflies from around the world. Fans of augmented reality will love to dash beyond the printed page with upclose dragonfly videos, accessible via the Capstone 4D app or on your web browser.
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Engaging text and photographs introduce young readers to grasshoppers, including some of the grandest grasshoppers from around the world. Fans of augmented reality will love to jump beyond the printed page with upclose grasshopper videos, accessible via the Capstone 4D app or on your web browser.
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Engaging text and photographs introduce young readers to bees, including some of the buzziest bees from around the world. Fans of augmented reality will love to buzz beyond the printed page with upclose bee videos, accessible via the Capstone 4D app or on your web browser.
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Engaging text and photographs introduce young readers to beetles, including some of the coolest beetles from around the world. Fans of augmented reality will love to leap beyond the printed page with upclose beetle videos, accessible via the Capstone 4D app or on your web browser.
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"Is there such a thing as an anti-social butterfly? If there were, Greta Oto would know about it--and totally relate. An entomologist, Greta far prefers the company of bugs to humans, and that's okay, because people don't seem to like her all that much anyway, with the exception of her twin brother, Danny, though they've recently had a falling out. So when she lands a research gig in the rainforest, she leaves it all behind. But when Greta learns...
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents this fully authorized--and timely--biography of the Harvard biologist and naturalist who has become a leading voice on the crucial importance to all life of biodiversity and has worked tirelessly to synthesize the fields of science and the humanities in a fruitful way.
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"For 400 million years, bugs have thrived on Earth and in this fascinating, full-to-bursting book we're introducing you to lots of them! From prehistoric monsters to terrifying tarantulas and stunning butterflies, get ready to meet all sorts of incredible invertebrates. Why is spider blood blue? Did stick insects evolve from sticks? And why do some insects swarm? Find the answers to these and many more questions inside!"--
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"Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
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"There are more than one million different kinds of insects in the world ... and curious young minds seem to have just as many questions about them! This book is set up in a child-friendly, question-and-answer format, and has lots of wonderful images, too. Children will learn how real scientists observe insects, capture them to study up close, and release them back into the wild." --
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An amateur entomologist leaves Tokyo to study an unclassified species of beetle that resides in a remote, vast desert. When he misses his bus back to civilization, he is persuaded to spend the night in the home of a young widow who lives in a hut at the bottom of a sand dune.