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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.

Nasty stinging creatures that destroy crops and spread disease--if that's your opinion of insects, read this fascinating book to discover the other side of the story. Without insects to pollinate flowers, we would have no fruit. Without bees, we would have no honey. Maggots eating a dead animal are not a pretty sight--but without them, we would have to find some other way to dispose of dead animals. This fascinating new title in the You Wouldn't Want...

Describes the life cycles of a variety of insects.

Examines the physical characteristics, senses, metabolism, and life cycle of insects and discusses how they fit into the food chain.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, and distribution of stick insects.

A fact-filled introduction to a variety of jumping, crawling, and creeping insects expands from backyard favorites, including ladybugs and fireflies, to more exotic species from the world's rain forests and deserts.

The further adventures of Harry and George, two young poisonous centipedes, as they travel across the sea to a mysterious new land filled with dangerous hoo-mins.

Harry, a young centipede, faces danger and frustration when he is captured by a hoo-min and placed in a jar.