Dazzling Dragonflies

Catherine Ipcizade

Description

Dragonflies aren't like other minibeasts. These creatures are truly dazzling! Readers will learn about 12 different species of dragonflies, each of with unusual and unexpected colours and patterns. Information about life cycles, habitats, and body parts is included.

Informations

• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 09 février 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781474736114
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

Extrait

Z L I N A Z G D Dragonflies

by Catherine Ipcizade

s M i l l o u n i b e e a v s a r t s M !

A Z Z L I N G D Dragonf lies

by Catherine Ipcizade

Consultant: Laura Jesse Director, Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Iowa State University Extension Ames, Iowa, USA

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ISBN 978 1 4747 3603 9 20 19 18 17 16 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Editorial credits Editor, Abby Colich; Designer, Bobbie Nuytten; Media Researcher, Jo Miller; Production Specialist, Tori Abraham

Acknowledgements Alamy: Wong Hock weng, 23; Dreamstime: 57920346, 30 (all); Minden Pictures: John Abbott, 18, NPL/Paul Harcourt Davies, 21; Nature Picture Library: Aflo, 22; Science Source: B.G. Thomson, 28; Shutterstock: Abeselom Zerit, 1, David Byron Keener, 19, Dennis van de Water, 24, Gerald A. DeBoer, 9, Jan-Nor Photography, 5 (bottom left), Jayne Gulbrand, 8, Judith Lienert, 11, 17, kesipun, 4, KPL, 5 (top), kurt_G, 10, Paul Reeves Photography, 14, 15, 27, paulrommer, 5 (bottom right), Peter Eggermann, 6, 7, Puwadol Jaturawutthichai, map (throughout), Richard A McMillin, cover, 13, RODINA OLENA, back cover (background), SDeming, 26, Simon_g, 25, Yongkiet Jitwattanatam, 16, Yuval Heifman, 12, SuperStock: Juniors, 20; UIG via Getty Images: Auscape/Contributor, 29

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t e a c h e r s a n d b r n t s , l i a p a r e r i a n t e t o s o N This Marvellous Minibeasts book uses full-colour photographs and a non- fiction format to introduce the concept of dragonflies. Marvellous Minibeasts is designed to be read aloud to a pre-reader or to be read independently by an early reader. Photographs help listeners and early readers to understand the text and concepts discussed. The book encourages further learning by including the following sections: Contents, Glossary, Read more, Websites, Comprehension questions and Index. Early readers may need assistance using these features. Printed and bound in China.