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Author:

Stewart, Amy, author.

Title:

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

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Algonquin Young Readers,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xi, 177 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Insect pests--Juvenile literature.
Arachnida--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Morrow-Cribbs, Briony, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-171) and index.

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.

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.

ISBN:

1616207558 (hardcover)
9781616207557 (hardcover) :
1616206993 (pbk.)
9781616206994 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)981908014

LCCN:

2017013260

Locations:

MIPA194 -- Alta Vista Public Library (Alta Vista)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

ZIPA815 -- Auburn Public Library (Auburn) — J632.7 STE

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

SKPC094 -- Sumner Public Library (Sumner)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)