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What is an Insect?

Book Description
What makes an insect an insect? Is it a very small, many-legged creature that flies? That's a good way to describe some insects, but others, such as ants, never take to the air at all. And just how many legs do insects have? A beetle has six legs and spider has eight--are these both insects? Knowing whether or not an animal is an insect can be tricky, but What is an Insect? makes solving the puzzl... More
Book Information
PublisherSierra Club Books
BindingPaperback (4 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-10087156923X
ISBN-13978-0871569233
Publication Date04/01/1997
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About Robert Snedden (Author) : Robert Snedden is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Robert Snedden include Aztec, Inca and Maya (Technology in Times Past), A... more
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About Adrian Lascom (Illustrator) : Adrian Lascom is a published illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Adrian Lascom include What Is an Insect (What is), What Is a Reptile?, What Is a Mammal?, and What Is an ... more
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About Oxford Scientific Films (Photographer) : Oxford Scientific Films is a published author, corporate, corporate author, editor, illustrator, and a photographer of children's books. Some of the published credits of Oxford Scientific Films includ... more
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