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"Eleven-year-old Ruby, a Black girl who loves studying insects, accidentally captures an alien bug, but when the creature escapes and starts wreaking havoc around the neighborhood, it is up to Ruby and her rag-tag group of friends to find this new invasive species before the feds do"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
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English
Description
WARNING: You may have a huge, invisible spider living in your skull. THIS IS NOT A METAPHOR. You will dismiss this as ridiculous fear-mongering. Dismissing things as ridiculous fear-mongering is, in fact, the first symptom of parasitic spider infection -- the creature secretes a chemical into the brain to stimulate skepticism, in order to prevent you from seeking a cure. That's just as well, since the "cure" involves learning what a chainsaw tastes...
4) Crickwing
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English
Description
A lonely cockroach named Crickwing has a creative idea that saves the day for the leaf-cutter ants when their fierce forest enemies attack them.
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English
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"Born into a world of endless skies, natural wonders, and friends waiting to be found-a mayfly, with only a single day to live, flies high into the beauty of it all. But when he sees all the other mayflies pairing off, he wonders if he will have to spend his day alone. Could it be that he just needs to fly a little higher to meet his match? With lush illustrations and rhythmic storytelling, How Lucky Am I? encourages us all to appreciate the beauty...
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Publication Date
2025.
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English
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"As far back as anyone can remember, the women of the Strand family have been magical. Their gifts manifest when they each turn fifteen, always in different ways. But Nell Strand knows that her family's magic is a curse. . . . Nell sees the way magic rips her family apart again and again. When Nell's own magic arrives in the form of ladybugs alighting on the keys of her beloved piano, the first thing she feels is joy. . . . But soon enough, the rest...
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After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts. Life there is no fun, until James receives some magical, tiny green things and accidentally drops them by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends-- Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug,...
8) A good place
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Bee, Ladybug, Beetle, and Dragonfly are looking for a good place to live. And they each want something different. Every time they find what seems like the perfect spot, they soon discover it's underfoot, near traffic, or otherwise not safe. How will these four friends ever find a good place?"-- Provided by publisher.
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English
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"Addie Ant travels from one garden bed to another on her first solo adventure. As she forges her own path, she gets lost along the way and finds help from her trusted garden pals Lewis Ladybug, Beatrix Butterfly, and Cleo Cricket, in finding her way back home"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Redhook
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"It begins with cicadas. It will end with the swarm. When millions of insects appear unexpectedly, off the rhythm of their 17-year cycle, Detective Vicky Paterson is investigating a bizarre killing in her sleepy hometown. At the same time, a pair of hired guns work to free their client's daughter from a shadowy cult. As these events intertwine, things begin to spiral out of control. When Vicky's young daughter, Sadie, is attacked by the insects, it's...
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Series
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[Library Ideas, LLC]
Publication Date
2023.
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English
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"Well, here they are again. The ant, the fly, and the flea. Stuck doing tricks for the circus-goers every night and twice on Sundays. Stuck like a ... well, you know. But with the help of Moth, a fellow performer with a pretty spectacular trick, the four plan their escape. Will it work? Can you teach an old moth not to fly into a light bulb? In a third tale buzzing with wordplay and wacky-eyed insects, acclaimed playwright and author Arthur Yorinks,...
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Español
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"Pedro tiene la mejor tarea para la escuela: coleccionar insectos y elegir uno sobre el cual escribir. Llena un frasco con cada hormiga, catarina y escarabajo que encuentra. Pero se desata el caos cuando su hermano, Paco, ¡los deja escapar a todos!"--Page 4 of cover.
Pedro collects a lot of different bugs for a class assignment, but when his brother lets them out in the house their parents are furious, and ban any further collecting.
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone knows the rhyme 'The Itsy Bitsy Spider.' We know about the climb up the waterspout, the washout, the return of the sun, and the determined climb back up the spout--again. Generations of children have sung this beloved verse and mastered its accompanying twisty finger play. But what sent the tiny spider on his upward trek to begin with? What happened along the way--and where is Itsy now?"--Provided by publisher.
16) Bug boys
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Publisher
RH Graphic
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Follows two bug friends, Stag-B and Rhino-B, as they explore their world and share adventures.
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Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"James Henry Trotter lives a lonely life with his horrible aunts, until one day something fantastically peculiar happens to the peach tree in the yard. Along with some very unusual insects, James embarks on an exciting journey inside the giant peach"-- Provided by publisher.
19) Veo
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Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"An easy reader where a boy sees insects and animals"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
World Editions LLC
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Lucas was just a child when his father sold him to another farmer as a laborer. Years later, Lucas returns, full of resentment and burning for revenge. After years away, Lucas returns uninvited to the home he was expelled from as a child. The garden has been conquered by weeds, which blanket his mother's beloved flowerbeds and his father's grave alike. A lot has changed since Eloy and Felisberto were invited into the family home to work for Lucas's...
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