"Eek! Insects and spiders everywhere! Origami enthusiasts with a passion for tiny, many-legged creatures will love this guide to creating origami insects and spiders. Step-by-step instructions with examples of each fold make each project easy and fun, while accompanying photographs help readers visualize every step. As they craft, they'll learn fascinating facts about these itsy-bitsy critters. This hands-on approach to learning helps readers retain...

Eric Carle and fourteen other beloved children's book artists illustrate their favorite bugs and explain why they love them. Everybody has a favorite bug. Some like shiny, colorful beetles or busy ants or soft pale moths best. Others prefer spindly walking sticks or fuzzy caterpillars that turn into bright butterflies. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 15 children's book artists share their favorite bugs and why they love...

INSECTS (ENTOMOLOGY). A fascinating look at the world's most numerous inhabitants, illustrated with stunning images from the American Museum of Natural History's Rare Book Collection. To date, we have discovered and described or named around 1.1 million insect species, and thousands of new species are added to the ranks every year. It is estimated that there are around five million insect species on Earth, making them the most diverse lineage of all...

In many ways, insects are just like us. Elaborate mating rituals, a variety of parenting styles, and a plethora of careers from architects and engineers to farmers and ranchers. Like us, they're able to share complex information essential for survival, significantly impact their environment, and recycle. But insects outdo us in so many respects. The truth is, our planet belongs to insects. In 24 captivating lectures beautifully illustrated with graphics,...