Insects and their relatives

Meet some of our many-legged distant cousins by looking at the books in this feature.
Nasty Bugs

Nasty Bugs

Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Illustrator:  Will Terry 
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Penguin, 2012   ISBN: 978-0803737167
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Regarding the Bees

Regarding the Bees

Kate Klise
Illustrator:  M. Sarah Klise 
Fiction  Series
For ages 9 to 12
Harcourt Children's Books, 2007   ISBN: 978-0152057114
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The Big Bug Book

The Big Bug Book

David A. Carter
Novelty Book
For ages 3 to 6
Simon and Schuster, 2008   ISBN: 978-1416940951
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Bug Off!: Creepy, Crawly Poems

Bug Off!: Creepy, Crawly Poems

Jane Yolen
Photographer: Jason Stemple
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Boyds Mills Press, 2012   ISBN: 978-1590788622
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Bustle in the Bushes

Bustle in the Bushes

Giles Andreae
Illustrator:  David Wojtowycz 
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 4 to 7
Tiger Tales, 2012   ISBN: 978-1589251090
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UnBEElievables

UnBEElievables

Douglas Florian
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Simon and Schuster, 2012   ISBN: 978-1442426528
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Butterfly Birthday

Butterfly Birthday

Harriet Ziefert
Illustrator:  Mark Jones 
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 7
Blue Apple Books, 2010   ISBN: 978-1609050153
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The Cricket in Times Square

The Cricket in Times Square

George Selden
Illustrator:   Garth Williams 
Fiction
For ages 8 to 11
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1960   ISBN: 978-0374316501
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A Christmas Spider's Miracle

A Christmas Spider's Miracle

Trinka Hakes Noble
Illustrator:  Stephen Costanza 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Sleeping Bear Press, 2011   ISBN: 978-1585366026
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Butterfly Tree

Butterfly Tree

Sandra Markle
Illustrator:  Leslie Wu 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 8
Peachtree Publishers, 2011   ISBN: 978-1561455393
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Oh No, Woolly Bear!

Oh No, Woolly Bear!

Patricia McFadden
Illustrator:  Michele Coxon 
Novelty Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Star Bright Books, 2008   ISBN: 978-1595721495
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The Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out (Big Time)

The Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out (Big Time)

Troy Cummings
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Random House , 2010   ISBN: 978-0375865824
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Hey there, Stink Bug!

Hey there, Stink Bug!

Leslie Bulion
Illustrator:  Leslie Evans 
Poetry
For ages 8 to 12
Charlesbridge, 2006   ISBN: 978-1580893046
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Buglette, the Messy Sleeper

Buglette, the Messy Sleeper

Bethanie Deeney Marguia
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Random House, 2011   ISBN: 978-1582463759
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Jam and Honey

Jam and Honey

Melita Morales
Illustrator:  Laura J. Bryant 
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Tricycle Press, 2011   ISBN: 978-1582462998
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