Look inside ...    Hexapod Stories by Edith M. Patch Imaginative stories of fourteen insects, their complex life cycles, and their environs, told in a way that captures children's interest. The insects described range from the familiar butterfly, moth, grasshopper, cricket, bumble bee, firefly, dragonfly, and beetle to the less well known tree hopper, walking stick and gall dweller. Notes include lots of suggestions for further reading. The author, a widely-respected entomologist, made it one of her life goals to produce engaging stories for children that were scientifically accurate in all respects.  Ages 7-10 144 pages $13.95

Table of Contents

Introduction
Van, the Sleepy Butterfly
Old Bumble
The Strange House of Cecid Cido Domy
Poly, the Easter Butterfly
Jumping Jack
Nata, the Nymph
Lampy's Fourth o' July
Carol
Ann Gusti's Circus
Gryl, the Little Black Minstrel
Luna's Thanksgiving
Keti Abbot, the Littlest Christmas Guest

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