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Books in Nature Close-Ups Series series

  • Spotlight on Spiders

    Densey Clyne

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 1998)
    Examines how spiders find their food, defend themselves against danger, and protect their eggs
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  • Insects in the Pond

    Hidetomo Oda, Hidekazu Kubo

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 1986)
    Discusses how diving beetles, water scorpions, dragonflies, and other insects play an important role in maintaining a pond's ecosystem
    N
  • The Potter Wasp

    Hiroshi Ogawa

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 1986)
    Discusses the life cycle, behavior patterns, and habitats of various kinds of potter wasps
    Z
  • The Ladybug

    Hidetomo Oda

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 1986)
    Discusses the life cycle, behavior patterns, and habitats of ladybugs
    O
  • The Swallowtail Butterfly

    Hidetomo Oda

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 1986)
    Discusses the life cycle, behavior patterns, and habitats of the swallowtail butterfly
    N
  • Gourds

    Kathleen Pohl

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Dec. 1, 1986)
    Describes the life cycle and growing patterns of various kinds of gourds.
    W
  • The Tadpole

    Hidetomo Oda

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 1986)
    Discusses each stage of the tadpole's development as it becomes a toad or frog
    N
  • Insects and Their Homes

    Hidetomo Oda

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 1986)
    Discusses how leaf-cutting bees, ants, bagworms, and other insects make their homes
    Q
  • The World of Fishes

    Hiroshi Takeuchi

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 1986)
    Discusses the behavior patterns of unusual ocean fish found in the deep sea or near coral reefs
    N
  • Insect Hibernation

    Hidetomo Oda

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 1986)
    Describes in text and photographs how beetles, wasps, ants, and other insects survive the winter
    M
  • The Cricket

    Yo Hasegawa

    Library Binding (Raintree Publishers, March 1, 1986)
    Describes the life cycles, behavior, and natural habitat of crickets
    R
  • Dragonflies

    Hidetomo Oda

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 1986)
    Discusses the life cycle, behavior patterns, and habitats of dragonflies
    O