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Bugs Before Time: Prehistoric Insects and Their Relatives
Contributor(s): Camper, Cathy (Author), Kirk, Steve (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0689820925     ISBN-13: 9780689820922
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: April 2002
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Annotation: This fully-illustrated book is packed with information on prehistoric insects, arachnids, and their relatives. Additional spreads detail subjects like the formation of fossils, insect evolution, and how insects learned to fly. Full-color.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Fossils
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Insects, Spiders, Etc.
Dewey: 565.7
LCCN: 98022872
Age Level: 5-9
Grade Level: Kindergarten-4
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 11.32" W x 9.34" L (1.02 lbs) 40 pages
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/2002 pg. 330
Booklist 03/15/2002 pg. 1252
School Library Journal 05/01/2002 pg. 166
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 423 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 423 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 71969
Reading Level: 6.7   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Did you know that for every pound of people on earth, there are 300 pounds of insects? Or that millions of years ago some of these bugs actually weighed that much? Well, during prehistoric times, before dinosaurs ruled the earth, bugs did; and just like today the seas, skies, and lands were covered by these creepy-crawlers. There were dragonflies with wings that reached a yard across in length, and millipedes that grew to over six feet long But what is even more fascinating is the fact that all of these creatures in some form or another learned to adapt and survive to become the insects and sea beasts of today.
In this fully illustrated picture book, readers will be captivated by the detailed information of prehistoric insects, arachnids, and their relatives. Chock-full of facts about fossil formation, insect evolution, flight theories, and geologic time, Bugs Before Time will mesmerize entomologists of all ages. Author Cathy Camper's absorbing text, and artist Steve Kirk's extraordinary paintings combine to re-create a world where giants reigned.

Contributor Bio(s): Camper, Cathy: - Cathy Camper has published articles and stories for children and adults in Cricket, Wired, and Giant Robot magazines. She coedits a tiny magazine about candy called Sugar Needle, and likes to make art out of seeds, and toy robots out of junk. Although she loves fossilized insects and getting surprises in the mail, please don't send her any gigantic bugs, especially if they have more than eight legs. This is her first book for children.
 
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