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In the midst of a boring summer, soon-to-be fifth grader Angie DelMar discovers something amazing about the eccentric woman who's just moved into town. She is actually a mad scientist who plans to take over the world by enlarging and controlling insects! With the help of her friends Cooper, Genevieve, and Harvey, Angie nabs the mixture and flees. But before they reach safety, the friends encounter a day care center where the mixture is accidentally released. Soon the town is overcome by gigantic toddlers!

The slow bugs get in the way. The hungry bugs cause a delay. The fast bugs set the pace. But who will win the big bug race?

Eleven-year-old Ruby is a Black girl who loves studying insects and would do just about anything to be an entomologist, much to the grossed-out dismay of her Gramma. Ruby knows everything there is to know about insects so when she finds the weirdest bug she’s ever seen in her front yard, she makes sure no one is looking and captures it for further study. But then Ruby realizes that the creature isn't just a regular bug.

Die Tierwandler sind zurück! Der 12-jährige Simon steckt mittendrin im Kampf der Tierreiche. Gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden jagt er der verschollenen Waffe des Bestienkönigs nach. Als sie in eine Sackgasse geraten, müssen sie die gefürchtete Herrscherin des Insektenreichs um Hilfe bitten: die Schwarze Witwenkönigin. Als Gegenleistung fordert sie, ihre entführte Tochter zu retten. Simon willigt ein und erkennt bald, dass Nolan, der Erbe des Bestienkönigs, in höchster Gefahr schwebt.

Westly is a caterpillar who is destined to be a monarch butterfly, but when he emerges from his cocoon, he is not what he expected. He's a spider! Westly flees his home among the butterflies and is eventually adopted by the "dirt eaters".

It's frogs versus scorpions in this new series by professional football player, Trevor Pryce. For years, the frogs of the Amphibilands have lived in safety, protected by an elite group of poisonous frogs named the Kulipari and by the dreamcasting spell of the turtle king that cloaks their lands in mystery. Now, the spell is threatened by the Spider Queen, a talented spellcaster, and Lord Marmoo, leader of the scorpions. With the Kulipari off training in secret, the Amphibilands have never been so vulnerable.

Ciondolino è la storia di un bambino trasformato magicamente in formica e catapultato in un formicaio. Da qui inizia l'avventura, che porterà Gigino, soprannominato Ciondolino, alla scoperta del mondo delle formiche. Una favola educativa, avventurosa e divertente.

Het verschil tussen mensen en insecten is niet zo groot. Dat ontdekt Erik Pinksterblom wanneer hij op een nacht het schilderij Wollewei boven zijn bed binnenstapt. Op het schilderij staan allerlei insecten afgebeeld en als hij verzucht dat hij daar zo graag eens zou zijn, gebeurt het wonder: Erik wordt piepklein en is opeens ín het schilderij. Daar beleeft hij allerlei avonturen; hij is onder meer te gast bij de wespenfamilie Vliesvleugel, logeert een tijdje in hotel Het Slakkenhuis en hij sluit vriendschap met een vlinder.

Bongo is confused and alone following the death of Grann, the elder DragonFly Kin who raised him. He never learned from her who his is, other than a baby she found in the Turquoise Forest. He spends his time brooding and looking for storms to challenge his flying skills. But soon he faces a bigger challenge and forbidding mystery. Night after night, he experiences vivid nightmares where he appears in a world of monsters bursting out of the sky like lightning sparks, burning great trees in their path. His nightmares warn of a secret portal and a forgotten enemy, Beetle Kin from the Ruby Forest.

Discover the magical world of Robert Stanek's Bugville Critters! Stanek, acclaimed author of the popular children's books The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches and Journey Beyond the Beyond, has selected an irresistible combination for this age group: lovable critters and baseball.

Homesick 10-year-old Stanley Sweetsong doesn't think he'll ever be good enough to join the Betters, the school's most exclusive club. What he needs is a pal - someone to help him hatch a plan to outsmart these snobs. So Shoebag uses his secret formula to transform himself back into Stu Bagg. Suddenly, Stanley has a new roommate who inspires him to come up with a better, even more elite club: the Butters.

Shoebag likes his life as a cockroach. Like the others in his "tribe", he was named for the place of his birth - in his case, a white summer sandal. He enjoys living in a Boston apartment building with his parents, Drainboard and Under The Toaster, although they've lost countless relatives to jumping spiders, water bugs, beetles, and the deadly fumes of the dreaded exterminator. So when Shoebag discovers that he's been transformed into a person, he's horrified.

In the animal kingdom, survival is the name of the game - and not everything is as it seems. A number of animals rely on particularly clever tricks to fool predators or prey. A baby bird mimics a poisonous caterpillar. A moth escapes bats by making sounds that interfere with the bats' echolocation. A tiny rain forest spider builds a big spider "puppet" out of bits of dead leaves, insect parts, and other items.