CHILDREN'S INSECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

California Academy of Sciences Library

BOOKS

Ballard, Julia Perkins. Among the Moths and Butterflies. New York: Putnam’s, 1890. Ent QL544 .B18 1890.

Bix, Cynthia Overbeck. Ants. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Pub. Co., 1982. Biodiv Juv QL568 .F7 093 1982.

Booth, Jerry. Big Bugs. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 1994. Biodiv Juv QL467.2 .B66 1994.

Bourgoing, Pascale de. The Ladybug and Other Insects. New York: Scholastic, 1991. Biodiv Juv QL596 .C65 .B6513 1991.

Bourgoing, Pascale de. La Mariquita. Madrid: SM Saber, 1991. Biodiv Juv QL576.2 .B6818 1991.

Brust, Beth Wagner. Butterflies. Mankato, MN: Creative Education,1991. Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .B54 1991.

Dallinger, Jane. Swallowtail Butterflies. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner, 1982. Biodiv Juv QL561.P2 D34 1982.

Danks, H.V. The Bug Book. New York: Workman Publisher, 1987. Biodiv Juv QL467.2 .D36 1987.

Dowden, Anne Ophelia T. The Clover and the Bee: A Book of Pollination. New York: Crowell, 1990. Biodiv Juv QK926
.D68 1990.

Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose. Life of the Butterfly. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, 1987. Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .F5613
1987.

Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose. Life of the Honeybee. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, 1985. Biodiv Juv QL568 .A6 F5213
1986.

Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose. Life of the Ladybug. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, 1986. Biodiv Juv QL596. C65 F5713
1986.

Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose. The Housefly. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, 1990. Biodiv Juv QL537 .M8 F5713 1990.

Gibbons, Gail. Monarch Butterfly. New York: Holiday House, 1989. Biodiv Juv QL561 .D3 G53 1989.

Greenaway, Theresa. Insect. New York: DK Publisher, 1998. Biodiv Juv QL467.2 .G737 1998.

Herberman, Ethan. The Great Butterfly Hunt. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. Biodiv Juv QL561 .D3 H47 1990.

Hickman, Pamela M. Bugwise. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1990. Biodiv Juv QL467.2 .H53 1990.

Johnson, Sylvia A. Fireflies. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publication Co., 1986. Biodiv Juv QL596 .L28 J64 1986.

Johnson, Sylvia A. Silkworms. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publication Co., 1982. Biodiv Juv SF542.5 .J63 1982.

Johnson, Sylvia A. Wasps/. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publication Co., 1984. Biodiv Juv QL565.2 .J64 1984.

Johnson, Sylvia A. Water Insects. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publication Co., 1989. Biodiv Juv QL467.2 .J64 1989.

Kilpatrick, Cathy. Creepy Crawlies: Insects and Other Tiny Animals. Tulsa, OK.: EDC Publishing, 1990. Biodiv Juv QL467.2
.K56 1990.

Lavies, Bianca. Backyard Hunter: The Preying Mantis. New York: DK Publisher, 1990. Biodiv Juv QL508 .M4 L58 1990.

MacQuitty, Miranda. Amazing Bugs. New York: DK Publisher, 1996. Biodiv Juv QL467.2 .M33 1996.

McCook, Henry C. Tenants of an Old Farm: Leaves from the Note-book of a Naturalist. New York: Fords,
Howard & Hulbert, 1885. Ent QL467 .M12

McLaughlin, Molly. Dragonflies. New York: Walker & Co., 1989. Biodiv Juv QL520 .M35 1989.

Mound, L.A. Los Insectos. Madrid: Altea, 1992. Biodiv Juv QL 467.2 .M6818 1992.

Parker, Nancy Winslow. Bugs. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1987. Biodiv Juv QL467.2 .P35 1987.

Parker, Steve. Insects. New York: DK, 1997. Biodiv Juv QL467.2 .P375 1997.

PatEnt, Dorthy Hinhsaw. Mosquitoes. New York: Holiday House, 1986. Biodiv Juv QL536 .P38 1986.

Pluckrose, Henry Arthur. Minibeasts. Chicago: Children’s Press, 1994. Biodiv Juv QL 362.4 .P58 1994.

Rotter, Charles. Monarch Butterflies. Mankato, MN: Child’s World, 1993. Biodiv Juv QL561 .D3 R68 1993.

Russo, Monica. The Insect Almanac: A Year-Round Activity Guide. New York: Sterling Publisher Co., 1992. Biodiv Juv
QL467.2 .R87 1992.

Ryder, Joanne. Where Butterflies Grow. New York: Lodestar Books, 1989. Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .R93 1989.

Sammon, Rick. Creepy Crawlies in 3-D! Berkeley, CA: Nature Company, 1993. Biodiv Juv QL467.2 .S25 1993.

Selsam, MillicEnt E. Backyard Insects. New York: Scholastic, 1981. Biodiv Juv QL467.2 .S437 1981.

Selsam, MillicEnt E. A First Look at Insects. New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1974. Biodiv Juv QL467.2 .S438 1974.

Shackelford, Frederick. Insect Stories. San Francisco: Harr Wagner Publisher Company, 1940. Ent QL 467.2 .S45 1940.

Shepard, Elizabeth. No Bones: A Key to Bugs and Slugs, Worms and Ticks, Spiders and Centipedes, and Other Creepy Crawlies. New York: Macmillin, 1988. Biodiv Juv QL362 .S537 1988.

Sterry, Paul. Butterflies and Insects. London: Hamlyn, 1991. Biodiv Juv QL482. G7 S87 1991.

Sullivan, St. Clair Adams. Bats, Butterflies, and Bugs: A Book of Action Toys. Boston: Little, Brown, 1990. Biodiv Juv TT157
.S848 1990.

Williamson, Margaret. The First Book of Bugs. New York: F. Watts, 1949. Ent QL467 .W73 1949.

Fiction

Carle, Eric. The Very Quiet Cricket. New York: Philomel Books, 1990. Biodiv Juv PZ10.3 .C1896 Ve 1990.

Carle, Eric. Very hungry caterpillar.: Spanish. La oruga muy hambriEnta. New York : Philomel Books, 1989.
Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .C38 1989.

Carle, Eric. The very hungry caterpillar. New York : Philomel Books, 1987. Biodiv Juv. PZ7.C21476 Ve 1987

Van Allsburg, Chris. Two Bad Ants. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. Biodiv Juv PZ7. V266 Tw 1988.

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VIDEOS

Bug City Video Series. Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger, 1998. (10 videocassettes; 23 minutes each with accompaning teachers guide) Pub AV QL467.2 .B83 1998. [tape 1]. Ants -- [tape 2]. Aquatic insects -- [tape 3]. Bees -- [tape 4]. Beetles -- [tape 5]. Butterflies & moths -- [tape 6]. Crickets, grasshoppers & friends -- [tape 7]. Flies & mosquitoes -- [tape 8]. House & backyard insects -- [tape 9]. Ladybugs & fireflies -- [tape 10]. Spiders & scorpions.

Bugs Don’t Bug Us. Eureka, MT: Bo Peep Productions, 1991. (37min.) Pub QL467.2 .B84 1991.

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CD-ROM

Insects-Interactive Multimedia. Knowledge AdvEnture, Inc., 1994. Pub AV QL467 .2 .B83 1994

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WORLD WIDE WEB

The AES Bug Club for Young Entomologists
This website is for young people and the "young at heart" as well as those who are interested in bugs. There are articles, games, puzzles and fun things to do.
http://www.ex.ac.uk/bugclub/

ARS Photo Library Agricultural Research Service -Insects
This sites shows photographs of insect pests and their natural enemies.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/insects1.htm

Bug Bios
For all ages. The site explores the marvels of insects and the roles they play in human culture.
http://www.insects.org/index.html

Hotlist: Insects
Website Links: Insect Species, Insects and Humans, Background Information and Facts, Images and Teacher Resources.
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/insects.html

Insects Home Page
The Wonderful World if Insects: Amazing facts about insects from the biggest to the smallest in the world.
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/

Lady Beetles
This site has five photographs of five different kinds of lady beetles.
http://www.Ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/lady/

Michigan State Univ. Dept. of Entomology: K-12 Activites and Materials
Curriculum materials for teachers.
http://www.Ent.msu.edu/dept/docs/k-12.html

Most Wanted Bugs
This is the site if people want to know what the 12 most wanted bugs are. All age groups.
http://www.denniskunkel.com/PublicHtml/Education05.asp

University of Kentucky Dept. of Entomology- Entomology Youth Facts
This page is for teachers and children. There are activities, a cookbook and stories.
http://www.uky.edu/agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/Entyouth.htm

The Virtual Insectary
Interesting images and websites for people who are interested in insects.
http://www.virtualinsectary.com/

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