Description
By now you've probably heard that bees are disappearing--but they aren't the only species at risk. Populations of fireflies, butterflies, and ladybugs have all been declining in recent years, too. This middle grade nonfiction explains the growth, spread, and recent declines of each of these four types of insects. Exploring human causes, like the Baltimore electric company that collected fireflies to attempt to harness their phosphorescent lighting source, to natural occurrences, like the mysterious colony collapse disorder that plagues bee populations, master nonfiction storyteller Mark Kurlansky shows just how much bugs matter to our world.
Info
ISBN: 9781547600854
Published Date: November 12, 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Language: English
Page Count: 164
Size: 9.31" l x 6.04" w x 0.92" h
Age Classification: Ages 9 to 12
Category
Tweens Nonfiction
Subject
Science & Nature