- 1,001 Ants
Non-FictionJoanna Rzezak
Travel with ants inside and outside their home to learn about their habitat and behavior. Ages 3-5.
ISBN-10: 0500652082
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- A Beetle is Shy
Non-FictionDianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long
Through poetic language and beautiful design, this book explores the world of beetles. Ages 5-6
ISBN-10: 1452127125
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- A Butterfly is Patient
Non-FictionDianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long
Through poetic language and beautiful design, this book explores the world of butterflies. Ages 5-6
ISBN-10: 0545605465
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- A Pillbug’s Life (Nature Upclose Series)
Non-FictionHimmelman, J. 2000. Children’s Press/Grolier.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: frogs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Aaaarrgghh! Spider!
FictionMonks, L. 2007. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- About Arachnids: A Guide for Children
Non-FictionSill, C. 2003. Peachtree Publishers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: arachnid guide
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Amazing Spiders (Eyewitness Junior)
Non-FictionParsons, A. and J. Young. 1990. Random House Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- An Earthworm’s Life
Non-FictionHimmelman, J. 2000. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Soil – Keywords: worms
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America
Non-FictionMerritt, R. and Cummins K.W. 2008. Kendall/Hunt Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: field guide
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
FictionMcDermott, G. 1987. Henry Holt & Company, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Ant and the Grasshopper
FictionPoole, A. 2000. Holiday House, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Ant Cities
Non-FictionDorros, A. 1988. Harper Collins Publishers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Ants
Non-FictionAshley, S., Nations, S. 2003. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Ants (The New Creepy Crawly Collection)
Non-FictionVaughan, J. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Aquatic Entomology: The Fisherman’s and Ecologists’ Illustrated Guide to Insects and Their Relatives
Non-FictionMcCafferty, W. and Provonsha, A. 1983. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: field guide
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Architecture by Birds and Insects: A Natural Art
Non-FictionMacnamara, P., et al. 2008. University of Chicago Press.
Category(ies): Birds, Insects & Inverts – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Are You a Grasshopper?
Non-FictionAllen, J. 2002.Kingfisher.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Are You a Lady Bug?
Non-FictionAllen, J. and T. Humphries. 2003. Kingfisher.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: lady bugs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Are You an Ant?
Non-FictionHumphries, T. 2004. Kingfisher.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- At the Edge of the Pond
Non-FictionDewey, J.O. 1987. Little, Brown, and Company.
Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration, Plants, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic life
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Backyard Bugs
Non-FictionDK Publishing. 2007. DK Publishing, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: bugs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Be Nice to Spiders
FictionGraham, M. B. 1967. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Beetles and Bugs: A Nature Trail Book
Non-FictionWood, A. J. 2003. Silver Dolphin Books.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Budding Biologist, Am I an Insect?
Non-FictionKristine Duehl
Through guided questions, young learners distinguish insects from other animals. Ages 4-8
ISBN-10: 0985548100
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: guided questions
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bug Hunter
Non-FictionArnosky, J. 1997. Random House Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bugliest Bug
FictionShields, C.D., and S. Nash. 2005. Candlewick Press.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bugs and Bugsicles: Insects in the Winter
Non-FictionHansen, A., and R. C. Kray. 2009. Boyds Mills Press.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Seasons – Keywords: insects in winter
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bugs are Insects (Let’s Read and Find Out Science Series)
Non-FictionRockwell, A. 2001. Harper Collins Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: insects
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bumblebee at Apple Tree Lane
FictionGalvin, L.G., and K. Kest. 2000. Soundprints.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: bumblebee
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bumblebee Queen
Non-FictionApril Pulley Sayre with Illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne
2005, ISBN-13 978-1570913624
Focused exclusively on bumblebees (not species-specific), the book covers the life cycle with simple and informative text alongside detailed illustrations. At the back of the book are an overview of native bees, lists of resources for further reading, and actions one can take to protect bumblebees.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: bumblebee
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Butterflies
Non-FictionColeman, G. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: butterflies
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Butterflies Fly.
Non-FictionWiner, Y. and K. Lloyd-Jones. 2001. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: butterflies
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Butterfly Count
FictionCollard, S.B. 2002. Holiday House.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: butterflies
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Caterpillars, Bugs, and Butterflies
Non-FictionBoring, M. and L. Garrow. 1999. NorthWord Books for Young Readers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Centipedes
Non-FictionColeman, G. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: centipedes
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Chirp, Chirp!: Crickets in Your Backyard
Non-FictionLoewen, N. 2005. Coughlan Publishing
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Chirping Crickets
Non-FictionBerger, M. 1999. HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: crickets
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Chirping Crickets, Vol. 2
Non-FictionSpinelli, E., Berger. M. 1998. Harper Collins Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Cobweb Christmas: The Tradition of Tinsel
FictionClimo, S. and J. Manning. 2001. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Seasons – Keywords: Christmas
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Cockroaches
Non-FictionGreen, T. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: cockroaches
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Compost Critters
Non-FictionLavies, B. 1993. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Soil – Keywords: composting
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Crickets
Non-FictionHall, M. 2004. Coughlan Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: crickets
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing Butterflies and Moths
Non-FictionArnosky, J. 1996. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration – Keywords: butterflies & moths
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Cucumber Soup
FictionKrudwig, V. L., and C. M. Brown. 1998. Fulcrum Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: vegetable gardens
Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade
- Daddy Longlegs at Birch Lane
FictionBrenna, B., and S. Blair. 1996. Soundprints.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: daddy longlegs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Diary of a Fly
FictionCronin, D. and H. Bliss. 2007. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: flies
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Diary of a Spider
FictionCronin, D. and H. Bliss. 2005. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Diary of a Worm
FictionCronin, D. 2003. Harpercollins Childrens Books.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration, Soil, Wildlife – Keywords: worms
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Do All Spiders Spin Webs? (Scholastic Q & A)
Non-FictionBerger, G., M. Berger and R. Osti. 2000. Scholastic, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Dragonflies
Non-FictionAmery, H. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: dragonflies
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Dragonflies
Non-FictionOverbeck, C. 1982. Lerner Publishing Group.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: dragonflies
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Dream Weaver
FictionLondon, J. and R. Baviera. 1998. Silver Whistle.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Earthworms
Non-FictionHolmes, K.J. 1998. Coughlan Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Soil – Keywords: worms
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Earthworms
Non-FictionLlewellyn, C. et al. 2002. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: worms
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Earthworms
Non-FictionLisa Amstutz
Discover the form, habitat, and behaviors of earthworms. Ages 6-8
ISBN-10: 1515781073
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts – Keywords: earthworms
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Farm Crops
Non-FictionGillis, J.B. 2004. Compass Point Books
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Natural Cycles, Plants – Keywords: Farming
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-watching, Shore Walking
Non-FictionArnosky, J. 2002. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Birds, Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian, Wetlands, Wildlife – Keywords: field trip, wildlife watching
Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade
- Fireflies in the Night
Non-FictionHawes, J. 1991. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Firefly at Stonybrook Farm
Non-FictionPfeffer, W., and L. Mikec. 2004. Soundprints.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: firefly
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Flies
Non-FictionGreen, T. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: flies
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Forest Explorer
Non-FictionPyers, G. 2004. Raintree Publishers.
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration – Keywords: forest
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Freshwater Feeders: Studying food Webs in Freshwater
Non-FictionHook, G. 2010. Rourke Publishing LLC.
Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Natural Cycles, Plants, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians, River/Riparian, Wetlands – Keywords: food chains
Age Group:
- Give Bees a Chance
Non-FictionBethany Barton
2019, ISBN-13 978-0593113721
This book is for anyone who doesn’t quite appreciate how extra special and important bees are to the world, and even to humankind! Besides making yummy honey, they help plants grow fruits and vegetables. And most bees wouldn’t hurt a fly (unless it was in self-defense!).
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Grasshopper on the Road (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2)
FictionLobel, A. 1986. HarperCollinsPublishers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Grasshoppers
Non-FictionColeman, G. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshoppers
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Grasshoppers (Nature’s Friends Series)
Non-FictionHeinrichs, A. R. 2002. Coughlan Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshoppers
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Hey, Little Ant
FictionHoose, P., Hoose, H. 1998. Ten Speed Press.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- How Many Ants?
Non-FictionBrimer, L. 1998. Children’s Press
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- How Many Ants? (Rookie Readers)
FictionBrimmer, L.D. and J. Cottle. 1997. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- How to Hide A Butterfly
Non-FictionRuth Hellers
Through illustrations and rhyming text, learn about the camouflage of insects. Ages 4-8
ISBN-10: 0448404776
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- How to Hide a Butterfly: and other insects
FictionHeller, R. 1992. Penguin Group Inc (USA).
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Hungry Hoppers: Grasshoppers in Your Backyard
Non-FictionLoewen, N. 2003. Coughlan Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- I Can Read About Spiders
Non-FictionMerrians, D. and G. McKeown. 1977. Troll Communications, LLC.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- I Wish I Were a Butterfly
FictionHowe, J. 1994. Harcourt Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- If I Were An Ant
FictionMoses, A. and T. Dunnington. 1993. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- In One Tidepool: Crabs, Snails and Salty Tails
Non-FictionFredericks, A.D. 2002. Dawn Publications.
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: crabs, snails
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Inch by Inch
FictionLionni, L. 1995. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: inch worm
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Insect Pollinators
Non-FictionJennifer Boothroyd
2015, ISBN-13 978-1467760683
A first step nonfiction book, this introduces the very basics of pollination and how insects carry pollen from one flower to another. Excellent close-up photos of a variety of insects perched on flowers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: pollination, pollinator
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Insect’s Body, Vol 1
Non-FictionCollins, B. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Insects (Audubon Society First Field Guide Series)
Non-FictionWilsdon, C. 1998. Scholastic, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Insects in the Pond, Nature Close Ups
Non-FictionOda, H. 1986. Raintree Publishers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic life
Age Group:
- Itsy Bitsy Spider
FictionTrapani, I. 1998. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Jo MacDonald Hiked in the Woods
FictionQuattlebaum, M. and L. J. Bryant. 2013. Dawn Publications.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: hiking
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Ladybug at Orchard Avenue
FictionZoehfeld, K.W., and T. Buchs. 2002. Soundprints.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ladybug
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Ladybugs: Red, Fiery and Bright
Non-FictionPosada, Mia. 2002. Carolhorda.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: ladybugs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Life in Ponds
Non-FictionGorvett, J. 1970. American Heritage Press.
Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration, Plants, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians – Keywords: aquatic life
Age Group:
- Little Black Ant on Park Street
FictionHalfmann, J., and K. Rietz. 2009. Soundprints.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ant
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Little Cricket’s Song
FictionBarkan, J. 2007. Readers Digest Children’s Publishing, Incorporated.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Magnificent Monarchs
Non-FictionLinda Glaser
2000, ISBN-10 0761316367
With beautiful and realistic illustrations, this book describes the life cycle and migration of the monarch butterfly. It does not cover pollination, and much of the information is not presented in scientific terms (leaving some concepts a bit fuzzy), but the book provides a good general overview of the monarch butterfly.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: monarch butterfly
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Martha Moth Makes Socks
FictionEvans, C. 2006. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: moths
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Mason Meets a Mason Bee: An Educational Encounter with a Pollinator
FictionDawn V Pape and Heather Holm
ISBN-13 978-0985187750
Mason, like many other kids, is afraid of bees. Find out how an encounter with a mason bee changes Mason’s life; Mason conquers his fear of bees and is empowered to be like a superhero to help protect the bees. This story teaches timely and important lessons about wild bees, habitat, pesticide use and native plants–heavy topics in a light and fun way. There are definitely big concepts and big words introduced in this little book. That’s exactly what makes the book work so well for a wide audience. Even though the book looks and reads like a picture book for early elementary students, the science and social concepts are big enough for adults to ponder.
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: pesticide use, wild bees
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Miss Spider’s Tea Party
FictionKirk, D. 2007. Scholastic, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Monarch and Milkweed
Non-FictionFrost, H., and L. Gore. 2008. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: monarchs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Monarch Butterfly
Non-FictionGibbons, G. 1991. Holiday House, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: monarch butterflies
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Monarch Butterfly of Aster Way
Non-FictionRing, E., and K. Lee. 1999. Soundprints.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: monarch butterfly
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Mosquitoes
Non-FictionGibbons, T. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: mosquitoes
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- National Geographic Readers: Bees
Non-FictionLaura Marsh
2016, ISBN-13 978-1426322822
This easy reader focuses on honey bees, their life cycle, and pollination. Excellent photos and technical descriptions. Includes a quiz at the end of the book. Makes reference to other species of bees, but does not go into detail. It also does not cover current threats to bees.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: honey bee
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Near One Cattail: Turtles, Logs and Leaping Frogs
Non-FictionFredericks, A.D. 2005. Dawn Publications.
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Plants, Wetlands – Keywords: wetlands
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Not a Buzz to be Found: Insects in Winter
Non-FictionGlaser, L., and J. Zollars. 2011. Lerner Publishing Group.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Seasons – Keywords: winter
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- On Beyond Bugs: All About Insects
Non-FictionDr. Seuss. 1999. Random House Children’s Books
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- On One Flower: Butterflies, Ticks and a Few More Icks
FictionFredericks, A.D. 2006. Dawn Publications.
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: flower
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- One Hundred Hungry Ants
FictionPinczes, E. 1999. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Pattern Bugs
FictionHarris, T. 2001. Lerner Publishing Group.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: patterns
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Peterson First Guide to Insects of North America
Non-FictionLeahy, C. 1998. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: insects
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Pocketful of Cricket
FictionCaudill, R. 2004. Holt, Henry Books for Young Readers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Pond Life
Non-FictionCrosby, A.L. 1964. Garrard Publishing.
Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians – Keywords: field guide
Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade
- Scorpions
Non-FictionGreen, H. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: scorpions
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Secrets of Inland Waters
Non-FictionAmov, B. 1965. Little, Brown & Company.
Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Natural Cycles, Plants, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians, Water Quailty – Keywords: aquatic life
Age Group:
- Seeds, Bees, and Pollen
Non-FictionJulie K. Lundgren
2012, ISBN-13 978-1617419508
Though the title suggests the focus is on bees and pollen, the book actually covers how several different types of plants reproduce. (Grades 2-3)
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: plant reproduction
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Sleepy Bee
FictionJohn Hutton, Illustrated by Sandra Gross
2014, ISBN 978-1936669271
This is a board book with simple text and inviting graphics that take us though a day in the life of a bee visiting various flowering plants. Not scientific, but a fun intro for very young kids. There is pollinator protection info on the back cover for parents. (0-3 years)
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: board book
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Snails
Non-FictionFisher, E. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: snails
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Sophie’s Masterpiece
FictionSpinelli, E. 2004. Aladdin.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Spider’s Lunch: All About Garden Spiders
Non-FictionCole, J., G. Cole and R. Broda. 1995. Penguin Group (USA).
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: garden spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Spiders
Non-FictionGibbons, G. 1994. Holiday House.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Spiders (Photo-Fact Collection Series)
Non-FictionResnick, J.P. Kidsbooks, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Spiders Spin Webs
Non-FictionWiner, Y. and K. Lloyd-Jones. 1998. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Spinning Spiders (Let’s-Read- and-Find-Out Science Series)
Non-FictionBerger, M. 2003. HarperCollins.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Squirmy’s Big Secret (Miss Gator’s Schoolhouse Series)
FictionKraus, R. and B. Brook. 1990. Silver Burrdett Press.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: worms
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Stick Insect (Bug Books)
Non-FictionHartley, K., P. Taylor and C. Macro. 2008. Heinemann/Raintree.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: walking sticks
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Strange Beginnings
Non-FictionNeedham, K., and Lucas, L. 2002. Tradewinds Books.
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration – Keywords:
Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade
- Ten Little Caterpillars
FictionLois Ehlert
Illustrations of ten caterpillar species and the plants on which they feed, labeled by the plant name, provide young readers with a look at the movement of caterpillars while learning sequences from one to ten. Ages 2-8
ISBN-10: 1442433854
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: sequencing
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Best Bug Parade
FictionStuart Murphy
A parade of bugs is the venue for learning sequencing, relationships, comparisons and other math concepts and skills. Ages 4-8
ISBN-10: 0064467007
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: math concepts
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Grasshopper’s Song: An Aesop’s Fable Revisited
FictionGiovanni, N. and C. Raschka. 2008. Candlewick Press.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Icky Bug Alphabet
Non-FictionPallotta, J. and R. Masiello. 1990. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Leaping Grasshopper
FictionArchambault, J. 2006. Jitterbug Books.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Life and Times of the Ant
Non-FictionMicucci, C. 2006. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Life Cycle of a Grasshopper
Non-FictionTrumbauer, L. 2000. Coughlan Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshoppers
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Racing Worm Brothers
FictionBarwin, G. and K. MacAulay. 1998. Annick Press, Limited.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: worms
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Three Grasshoppers
FictionBosca, F. 2006. Purple Bear Books, Incorporated.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: grasshopper
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Very Busy Spider
FictionCarle, E. 1989. Penguin Group (USA).
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar
FictionCarle, E. 1994. Penguin Group (USA).
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: butterflies
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Very Lonely Firefly
FictionCarle, E. 1995. Philomel.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: fireflies
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Very Quiet Cricket
FictionCarle, E. 1997. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: grasshopper
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Wacky Wedding: A Book of Alphabet Antics
FictionEdwards, P.D. and H. Cole. 1999. Hyperion Books for Children.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Thinking About Ants
Non-FictionBrenner, B. 1997. Mondo Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Two Bad Ants
FictionAllsburg, C.V. 2002. Book Wholesalers, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs and Other Ughs
Non-FictionFredericks, A.D. 2001. Dawn Publications.
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Very First Things to Know About Ants
Non-FictionGrossman, P. and J.D. Dawson. 1997. Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Walking Sticks
Non-FictionGreen, T. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: walking sticks
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- We Dig Worms!
Non-FictionKevin McCloskey
Tour the underground world of earthworms and learn about their anatomy, habitat, form, function in the ecosystem. Ages 4-8
ISBN-10: 1935179801
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Soil – Keywords: earthworms
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Web Weavers and Other Spiders
Non-FictionKalman, B. 1997. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Web Weavers and Other Spiders
Non-FictionKelman, B.D. 1995. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- What is an Insect?
Non-FictionSchaefer, L.M. 2001. Coughlan Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- What is Pollination?
Non-FictionBobbie Kalman
2011, ISBN-13 978-0778733065
Excellent overview of pollination, which critters are pollinators, etc. Includes good diagrams and excellent photos. Presents threats to all pollinators and offers good suggestions for ways to help pollinators. (Grades 2-3)
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- What Lily Gets from Bee and Other Pollination Facts (Plantology series)
Non-FictionEllen Lawrence
2013, ISBN-13 978-1617725876
Overview of bee pollination by focusing on lilies. While we wish the focus had been on a native plant, the book covers pollination generally and includes a variety of insect pollinators.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: pollination
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- What’s That Bug?: Everyday Insects and Their Really Cool Cousins
Non-FictionFroman, N. 2001. Madison Press Book.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: insects
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- When it Comes to Bugs
FictionFisher, A. 1986. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Insects & Inverts – Keywords: insects
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Wiggling Worms at Work
Non-FictionPfeffer, W. 2003. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Soil – Keywords: worms
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold
FictionSidman, J., and R. Allen. 2014. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Insects & Inverts, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter poems
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Wonderful Worms
Non-FictionGlaser, L. 1994. Lerner Publishing Group.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Soil, Wildlife – Keywords: worms
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Woodland Stewardship – a Practical Guide for Midwestern Landowners
Non-FictionBaughman, M.J., Alm, A.A., Eiber, T.C. and Blinn, C. 1993. Minnesota Extension Service.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Natural Resources & Land Use, Stewardship – Keywords: landowner resource
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Worms
Non-FictionHeinrichs, A. 2004. Coughlan Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Soil, Wildlife – Keywords: worms
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Worms
Non-FictionColeman, G. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: worms
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
