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Did you know mound ants can lift 5,000 times their own weight? Or that chameleons can quickly change color? Each book in Nature’s Superheroes highlights a specific animal, discussing the special abilities or characteristics the animal has, the biological adaptations that allow for the abilities, and how the animal uses its “superpower.”

When you look, always look twice, and maybe even listen. You're bound to see a thing or three that everyone else is missing.

Listeners will learn about the animal’s habitat, appearance, diet, and behaviors, especially as these relate to the animal’s life cycle. This volume includes Life Cycle of a Butterfly, Life Cycle of a Chicken, and Life Cycle of a Frog.

Butterflies, chickens, ladybugs, and other animals go through incredible changes in their lives. With its friendly and interactive approach, each book in Incredible Animal Life Cycles highlights a specific animal, discussing its life cycle, specific stages of the cycle, and terms related to the cycle.

Grassland ecosystems can be found on nearly every continent. Countless animals and plants live in them. So what difference could the loss of one animal species make? Follow the chain reaction, and discover how important honey bees are.

Have you ever wondered how insects defend themselves from predators? Some, like the stick insect and katydid, use amazing disguises to help blend into their surroundings! Others, like wasps, hornets, and some caterpillars, use a painful venom to discourage attackers. If you were a bug, what sort of defense would you use?

Do you know how to tell if a creepy-crawly is an insect? Is a spider an insect? What about a millipede? Listen to learn how and put your skills to the test!

Garden spiders belong to a group called orb weavers, which spin wheel-shaped webs. Some webs are funnel-shaped and some are very sticky. In this essay about different kinds of spider webs, listeners will learn all about nature's masters of silk weaving.

Did you know that spiders are not insects? Insects have only six legs but spiders have eight. Unlike insects, spiders do not have antennae. Tarantulas may look terrifying, but they are relatively harmless to humans.

Quino butterflies depend on dwarf plantain plants to survive. Climate change and habitat destruction have made it difficult for these plants to grow well, but quino butterflies have been able to adapt quickly and survive.

If you accidentally sat on an anthill, and little black ants started to crawl all over you, would you stay there? Of course not!

This summer, if you're lucky enough to have a dragonfly zip close to you or even land on you, pay close attention to its amazing wings!

It's dinnertime. Hungry bats swoop through the midnight sky. The menu: meaty moths, crunchy wasps, beefy beetles and many mosquitos.

Like other wildlife, butterflies use different senses to find food and mates and to watch out for predators. But how they see, smell, taste, touch, and hear is very different from other animals.

Have you ever seen a pill bug? You might have seen one without realizing it. Pill Insects & Arachnids are good at hiding.

Bees, ladybugs, ants. There are so many insects to view just outside your door! This series helps children develop book skills while exploring the world around them. Tightly controlled vocabulary and repetitive text patterns work to create a learning experience that is engaging and supportive.

Flutter, flutter! What did you just see? Was it a butterfly or a moth? Butterflies and moths are similar, but they have some important differences. Find out how their colors, antennae, bodies, and behaviors can all help you tell these two animal look-alikes apart.

Bugs are everywhere! From large beetles to tiny gnats, bugs come in a variety of sizes, colors, and shapes. Find out all about bug types, behaviors, life cycles, and more in this fact-filled book.

¡Hola! Soy una mariposa monarca. Seguramente me has visto revoloteando por ahí, pero ¿te has puesto a pensar de dónde vengo? Aprende más sobre el ciclo de mi vida desde oruguita chiquita hasta bella mariposa.

What’s that buzz? Bees! Young listeners will get the fast facts about these busy insects, including bee body parts, habitats, life cycles, and why they are important to the environment. Along the way, they will also uncover surprising and fascinating facts.