Bibliograph

Wicked bugs, the meanest, deadliest, grossest bugs on earth, Amy Stewart ; illustrated by Briony Morrow Cribbs

Type

Label

Wicked bugs, the meanest, deadliest, grossest bugs on earth, Amy Stewart ; illustrated by Briony Morrow Cribbs

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

008-012

resource.interestGradeLevel

4-6

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wicked bugs

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

981908014

Responsibility statement

Amy Stewart ; illustrated by Briony Morrow Cribbs

Sub title

the meanest, deadliest, grossest bugs on earth

Summary

"Wicked Bugs: The Meanest, Deadliest, Grossest Bugs on Earth is a middle-grade adaptation of Amy Stewart's Wicked Bugs that features profiles of the world's scariest, deadliest, and grossest bugs, from the most painful hornet to flies that transmit deadly diseases to millipedes that stop traffic, to "bookworms" that devour libraries. With its featured bugs organized by categories that match the upper elementary science curriculum, this humorous, fascinating, and seriously icky book will has color illustrations throughout"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Brazilian wandering spider -- Tsetse fly -- Assassin bug -- Mosquito -- Oriental rat flea -- Curse of the scorpion -- Cockroach -- Deer tick -- Bed bug -- Body lice -- Head lice -- The enemy within -- Nightcrawler -- Brown marmorated stink bug -- African bat bug -- Millipede -- Zombies -- Death-watch beetle -- Rocky mountain locust -- Mountain pine beetle -- Formosan subterranean termite -- Corpse eaters -- Asian giant hornet -- Paederus beetle -- Brown recluse -- Giant centipede -- Scabies mite -- Bombardier beetle -- Tarantula -- Stinging caterpillars -- The ants go marching -- Black widow -- Chigoe flea -- Chigger mite -- Sand fly -- Black fly -- Filth fly -- I've got you under my skin -- Fear of bugs

Target audience

juvenile

Classification