Bugs (A Day in the Life): What Do Bees, Ants, and Dragonflies Get up to All Day?

By Dr. Jessica L. Ware, Chaaya Prabhat and Neon Squid

"An attractive series for kids intrigued by animals in the wild." -- Booklist

Set over a 24-hour period, meet busy honeybees, transforming caterpillars, and an army of leafcutter ants in this kids’ nonfiction book about the coolest insects on Earth.

Follow the lives of individual bugs as they fly, hunt, hide, and scuttle their way through their day. Bug expert Dr. Jessica L. Ware introduces characters from cicadas to butterflies in the style of a nature documentary, with a sprinkling of simple science explanations perfect for future zoologists. Witness incredible moments including:

• A dragonfly escaping a hungry frog
• A shield bug looking after her newly-hatched babies
• A gigantic comet moth with superpowered wings

Beautifully illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat and packed with animal facts, Bugs (A Day in the Life) is one of the first titles in an exciting new series of animal books from Neon Squid.

Also available: Big Cats, Sharks, Horses

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
• Release date: Apr 5, 2022
• ISBN: 9781684493142

Dr. Jessica L. Ware

Dr. Jessica L. Ware is an insect expert who works at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Her work focuses on how insects evolved over time—particularly dragonflies, damselflies, termites, cockroaches, and mantises! She is the current president of the Worldwide Dragonfly Association, and serves as Vice President of the Entomological Society of America. Dr. Ware has been awarded a presidential award from the US government for her work on insect evolution.

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