The Backyard Bugs and Buzzy Bees program is coming to the Main Library on Saturday, June 18th at 11am! Register for it here.
In honor of the program we've selected our favorite bug books just for you!
Begin with a Bee written by Liza Ketchum, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, and Phyllis Root, and illustrated by Claudia McGehee
This lushly illustrated book looks at the life cycle of the rusty-patched bumble bee queen and her colony.
The Butterfly House: Step Inside to Discover Over 100 Species of Nature's Most Beautiful Insects written by Katy Flint and illustrated by Alice Pattullo
The cover alone which looks like a stained glass window of butterflies and moths is enough reason to read this book. Inside the book there are descriptions of butterfly and moth species including: Swallowtail Butterflies, Yellow, Whites, and Sulphurs, Tiger Moths, and Saturnid Moths.
Not a Bean written by Claudia Guadalupe Martínez and illustrated by Laura González
Did you know that there is a bug inside of the Mexican Jumping Bean? Be sure to read this book to learn all about this fascinating creature.
How to Survive as a Firefly written by Kristen Foote and illustrated by Erica Salcedo
A loveable drill sergeant firefly is the narrator of this important manual for little fireflies. Find out why fireflies glow and more in this fun book.
If you like this book you'll love the other title in the series, How to Survive as a Shark.
Get to know all about the wonderful world of beetles in this vibrantly illustrated, jewel-colored book.
Spiders by Gail Gibbons
Gail Gibbons describes the amazing qualities of spiders. If you like this book be sure to look out for all of Gail Gibbons' non-fiction books about animals and nature. She writes in a very accessible way that even the youngest readers can follow.
-Cara
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