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Wicked Bugs

Amy Stewart
Wicked Bugs Book PDF

Author : Amy Stewart
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781616200633

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In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes—creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world’s most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the “bookworms” that devour libraries, to the Japanese beetles munching on your roses, Wicked Bugs delves into the extraordinary powers of six- and eight-legged creatures. With wit, style, and exacting research, Stewart has uncovered the most terrifying and titillating stories of bugs gone wild. It’s an A to Z of insect enemies, interspersed with sections that explore bugs with kinky sex lives (“She’s Just Not That Into You”), creatures lurking in the cupboard (“Fear No Weevil”), insects eating your tomatoes (“Gardener’s Dirty Dozen”), and phobias that feed our (sometimes) irrational responses to bugs (“Have No Fear”). Intricate and strangely beautiful etchings and drawings by Briony Morrow-Cribbs capture diabolical bugs of all shapes and sizes in this mixture of history, science, murder, and intrigue that begins—but doesn’t end—in your own backyard.

Wicked Bugs (Young Readers Edition)

Amy Stewart
Wicked Bugs Young Readers Edition Book PDF

Author : Amy Stewart
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781616206994

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Did you know there are zombie bugs that not only eat other bugs but also inhabit and control their bodies? There’s even a wasp that delivers a perfectly-placed sting in a cockroach’s brain and then leads the roach around by its antennae — like a dog on a leash. Scorpions glow in ultraviolet light. Lots of bugs dine on corpses. And if you want to know how much it hurts to get stung by a bullet ant (hint: it really, really hurts), you can consult the Schmidt Sting Pain Index. It ranks the pain produced by ants and other stinging creatures. How does it work? Dr. Schmidt, the scientist who created it, voluntarily subjected himself to the stings of 150 species. Organized into thematic categories (Everyday Dangers, Unwelcome Invaders, Destructive Pests, and Terrible Threats) and featuring full-color illustrations by Briony Morrow-Cribbs, Wicked Bugs is an educational and creepy-cool guide to the worst of the worst of insects, arachnids, and other arthropods. This is the young readers adaptation of Amy Stewart’s bestselling book for adult readers.

Wicked Epic Adventures

Will Henry
Wicked Epic Adventures Book PDF

Author : Will Henry
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781524869427

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A new series of colorful, imaginative, magical adventures with Wallace The Brave, recently awarded the Reuben Award for Best Newspaper Comic Strip by the National Cartoonist Society. The world of Wallace The Brave is one of imagination, discovery, and wonder, as Wallace and his friends explore the coastal surroundings of Snug Harbor, Rhode Island, uncovering new mysteries, adventure, and mischief wherever they turn. Brought to life by the wonderfully detailed ink-and-watercolor art of Will Henry, Wallace The Brave (named the 2018 Newspaper Comic Strip of the Year) will delight young readers as well as their parents, who will recognize a camaraderie and heart similar to classic strips like Calvin & Hobbes.

The Kissing Bug

Daisy Hernandez
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Author : Daisy Hernandez
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781951142520

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Growing up in a New Jersey factory town in the 1980s, Daisy Hernández believed that her aunt had become deathly ill from eating an apple. No one in her family, in either the United States or Colombia, spoke of infectious diseases. Even into her thirties, she only knew that her aunt had died of Chagas, a rare and devastating illness that affects the heart and digestive system. But as Hernández dug deeper, she discovered that Chagas—or the kissing bug disease—is more prevalent in the United States than the Zika virus. After her aunt’s death, Hernández began searching for answers. Crisscrossing the country, she interviewed patients, doctors, epidemiologists, and even veterinarians with the Department of Defense. She learned that in the United States more than three hundred thousand people in the Latinx community have Chagas, and that outside of Latin America, this is the only country with the native insects—the “kissing bugs”—that carry the Chagas parasite. Through unsparing, gripping, and humane portraits, Hernández chronicles a story vast in scope and urgent in its implications, exposing how poverty, racism, and public policies have conspired to keep this disease hidden. A riveting and nuanced investigation into racial politics and for-profit healthcare in the United States, The Kissing Bug reveals the intimate history of a marginalized disease and connects us to the lives at the center of it all.

The Earth Moved

Amy Stewart
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Author : Amy Stewart
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781565126558

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In The Earth Moved, Amy Stewart takes us on a journey through the underground world and introduces us to one of its most amazing denizens. The earthworm may be small, spineless, and blind, but its impact on the ecosystem is profound. It ploughs the soil, fights plant diseases, cleans up pollution, and turns ordinary dirt into fertile land. Who knew? In her witty, offbeat style, Stewart shows that much depends on the actions of the lowly worm. Charles Darwin devoted his last years to the meticulous study of these creatures, praising their remarkable abilities. With the august scientist as her inspiration, Stewart investigates the worm's subterranean realm, talks to oligochaetologists—the unsung heroes of earthworm science—who have devoted their lives to unearthing the complex life beneath our feet, and observes the thousands of worms in her own garden. From the legendary giant Australian worm that stretches to ten feet in length to the modest nightcrawler that wormed its way into the heart of Darwin's last book to the energetic red wigglers in Stewart's compost bin, The Earth Moved gives worms their due and exposes their hidden and extraordinary universe. This book is for all of us who appreciate Mother Nature's creatures, no matter how humble.

Insect Superpowers

Kate Messner
Insect Superpowers Book PDF

Author : Kate Messner
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781452143675

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Head-to-head combat! Astounding weapons! Extraordinary skills! Within the pages of this book, 18 awesomely real superheroes and supervillains come to life, each possessing powers far beyond the average insect. Meet the Malevolent Mimic, who wickedly disguises itself as a harmless pink orchid, only to shred unsuspecting butterflies! Or the Great Glue Shooter, who can shoot a smelly glue—from its face! Award-winning nonfiction author Kate Messner teams up with the talented Jillian Nickell in this action-packed exploration of the incredible insect abilities found in the natural world.

Girl Waits With Gun

Amy Stewart
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Author : Amy Stewart
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780544409613

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER. The first in the Kopps Sisters Novel Series, Girl Waits with Gun is an enthralling novel based on the forgotten true story of one of the nation’s first female deputy sheriffs. Constance Kopp doesn’t quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters into hiding fifteen years ago. One day a belligerent and powerful silk factory owner runs down their buggy, and a dispute over damages turns into a war of bricks, bullets, and threats as he unleashes his gang on their family farm. When the sheriff enlists her help in convicting the men, Constance is forced to confront her past and defend her family — and she does it in a way that few women of 1914 would have dared. A New York Times Editors' Choice “A smart, romping adventure, featuring some of the most memorable and powerful female characters I've seen in print for a long time. I loved every page as I followed the Kopp sisters through a too-good-to-be-true (but mostly true!) tale of violence, courage, stubbornness, and resourcefulness.”—Elizabeth Gilbert

Wicked Bugs (Young Readers Edition)

Amy Stewart
Wicked Bugs Young Readers Edition Book PDF

Author : Amy Stewart
Publisher : Algonquin Young Readers
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781616207700

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Did you know there are zombie bugs that not only eat other bugs but also inhabit and control their bodies? There’s even a wasp that delivers a perfectly-placed sting in a cockroach’s brain and then leads the roach around by its antennae — like a dog on a leash. Scorpions glow in ultraviolet light. Lots of bugs dine on corpses. And if you want to know how much it hurts to get stung by a bullet ant (hint: it really, really hurts), you can consult the Schmidt Sting Pain Index. It ranks the pain produced by ants and other stinging creatures. How does it work? Dr. Schmidt, the scientist who created it, voluntarily subjected himself to the stings of 150 species. Organized into thematic categories (Everyday Dangers, Unwelcome Invaders, Destructive Pests, and Terrible Threats) and featuring full-color illustrations by Briony Morrow-Cribbs, Wicked Bugs is an educational and creepy-cool guide to the worst of the worst of insects, arachnids, and other arthropods. This is the young readers adaptation of Amy Stewart’s bestselling book for adult readers.

Wicked Aunt Baba

Jillian Powell,None
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Author : Jillian Powell,None
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0750265353

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One day Tasha's evil stepmother sent her to fetch some wool from Aunt Baba. When Tasha got there, she realised it was a trick and Baba was going to cook her in a pot for supper. Tasha fled from the house, with Aunt Baba chasing after her.

Lady Cop Makes Trouble

Amy Stewart
Lady Cop Makes Trouble Book PDF

Author : Amy Stewart
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780544409620

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“A colorful and inventive adventure tale.”—Washington Post “It’s True Grit, New York style.”—New York Post “One of the best mystery novels of the year: wonderful and very entertaining.” —New York Journal of Books “Stewart deftly combines the rough-and-tumble atmosphere of early twentieth-century New York City with the story of three women who want to live life on their own terms.” —Library Journal, starred review In 1915, lady cops were not expected to chase down fugitives on the streets of New York City. But Constance Kopp never did what anyone expected. Constance and her sisters aren’t living the quiet life anymore. They’ve made headlines fighting back against a ruthless silk factory owner and his gang of thugs. After Sheriff Heath sees Constance in action, he appoints her as one of the nation’s first female deputies. But when a German-speaking con man threatens her position—and puts the honorable sheriff at risk for being thrown in his own jail—Constance will be forced to prove herself again. Based on the Kopp sisters’ real-life adventures, Girl Waits with Gun introduced the sensational lives of Constance Kopp and her sisters to an army of enthusiastic readers. This second installment, also ripped from the headlines, takes us farther into the riveting story of a woman who defied expectations, forged her own path, and tackled crime along the way. “A fast-moving, craftily written novel.”—BookPage “[An] irresistible madcap adventure.”—PopSugar “Stewart leaves the reader wondering about one mystery still developing unsolved . . . Readers will just have to wait—impatiently, no doubt—for book No. 3.”—Boston Globe

The Big Book of Bugs

Matthew Robertson
The Big Book of Bugs Book PDF

Author : Matthew Robertson
Publisher : Welcome Books
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0941807339

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A collection of unusual facts, games, puzzles, activities, and artwork centering around the world of insects.

The Book of Human Insects

Osamu Tezuka
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Author : Osamu Tezuka
Publisher : Kodansha USA
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-09
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781945054754

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Toshiko Tomura is a genius; the darling of the intelligentsia. A modern-day Michelangelo, this twenty year-old is already an established international stage actress, an up-and-coming architect, and the next recipient of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize as Japan's best new writer. Her actions make headlines in the papers, and inspire radio and television programming. And like many great talents, her troubled past is what motivates her to greatness. She has the amazing ability to emulate the talents of others. Toshiko is also the mastermind behind a series of murders. The ultimate mimic, she has plagiarized, blackmailed, stolen and replicated the works of scores of talents. And now as her star is rising within the world of the elites and powerful she has amassed a long list of enemies frustrated by the fact that she has built critical and financial acclaim for nothing more than copying others' work. Neglected as a child, she is challenging the concepts of gender inequality while unleashing her loneliness upon the world as she climbs the social ladder one body at a time. One of Osamu Tezuka's most wicked tales, The Book of Human Insects renders the 70's as a brutal and often polarizing bug-eat-bug world, where only those willing to sell their soul to the masses and become something less than human are capable of achieving their wildest dreams

Frank the Frog

Wicked Gilly
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Author : Wicked Gilly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1519443773

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Frank the Frog by Wicked Gilly Pdf

From the hilariously irreverent author of I Hate Peas, Nelly Catches a Cold and Chocolate Bunny comes another subversive rhyming tale for children. Chubby Frank is addicted to rubbishy fast food -- hot lizard pies, beetle bolognese, deep-fried battered spiders and flies, especially -- but can't win the fit girl frog of his dreams until he makes some drastic lifestyle changes. Apart from a strict new exercise regimen, he learns to eat his bugs grilled or sushi-style. Lively illustrations from Paula Pang help tell the story. Buy it for $12 from Amazon (link goes here). All the author's proceeds go to the Tabitha Foundation -- "Building lives, building futures, helping the poorest of the poor in Cambodia." Verne Maree, Expat Living, Singapore All rights reserved.

Skunny Wundy

Arthur C. Parker
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Author : Arthur C. Parker
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0815602928

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Collected here are the timeless Native American fables and legends handed down by noted Seneca anthropologist Arthur C. Parker. Growing up on the Cattaraugus Indian reservation in western New York, Parker knew the importance of the storyteller in Iroquois lives. The Seneca stories of animals, whose weaknesses and strengths are suspiciously like those of human beings, held a special place for Parker, who is considered by many as one of the greatest orators in any language. Oral traditions—whether myths, legends, or folktales—are more than just “stories.” They are the way by which a society communicates to its members the order and meaning to be found in the world around them. Young adults and children, especially, will be captivated by these Seneca tales.