Books with title The beetle

Benny is a Beetle that lives on the Pacific Island of Kauai, which is the furthest northwest land in the Hawaiian chain of islands. His story appeals to children in Pre School, Pre K, Kindergarten and up through First or even Second grade. This is a three generation created, fully color illustrated book showing all of Benny's adventures among other Hawaiian fish and creatures. It is a much needed bedtime story that shows how Benny learns by experience, goes through his own personal transformation, then learns his life lesson of what really is at the end of every rainbow.

It was after I ate King that everything started to go wrong in our entire family, as if someone had put an evil spell onto us, a hex - like a bad fairy godmother had said at my birth, when you are eleven you are going to be struck by a sorrow so big it will be like a lightning bolt. There will be grief like a sharp rock in your throat. Twelve-year-old Gussie was born with a rare, life-threatening heart disease, but it hasn't hampered her curiosity. When she reads about the Burying Beetle, which has the unusual habit of burying dead birds, mice, and other small animals by digging away the earth beneath them, it becomes her mission to find one. As she searches the Cornish coast for the elusive insect, Gussie learns be like the Burying Beetle, to bury things past and to live.

A vibrant series covering all aspects of minibeast life in easily defined subjects for children, covering what they eat, how they are born, how they grow and more. Fresh new design and revised text aids comprehension and makes the information more accessible for young readers. Contains stunning photographs and thought-provoking activities to help develop an understanding of the science and support and reinforce learning. Features 'Bug maps' to help young children clearly identify different parts of the creature in a highly visual format, now featuring actual-sized pictures of the bugs.