Burt the Beetle Doesn't Bite!

Burt the Beetle Doesn't Bite!
Author: Ashley Spires
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1525301462

A hilarious story about one bug’s quest for greatness (with some cool insect facts mixed in!). Meet Burt, a ten-lined june beetle. He’s sure he has a superpower like other insects. No, he can’t carry 50 times his weight, like ants, or spray paralyzing venom, like some termites. What june beetles seem to do best is chase porch lights and lie on their backs flailing their legs in the air ... hmm. Maybe Burt doesn’t have any special skills after all ... But when some other bugs get into perilous trouble that even their superpowers can’t get them out of, Burt realizes there is one helpful thing only he can do ... Why shouldn’t every bug have its day (even the wannabe superhero kind)? Kids will be rooting for this one!

Bugs Galore

Bugs Galore
Author: Peter Stein
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763647543

Bugs of all shapes, colors, and sizes, including bed bugs, cute bugs, live bugs, and dead bugs, are presented in illustrations and rhyme.

Binky the Space Cat

Binky the Space Cat
Author: Ashley Spires
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2009-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1771380705

Binky’s blast-off into outer space (outside) to battle aliens (bugs) is delayed when he realizes he’s left something behind - and it’s not the anti-gravity kitty litter.

Fluffy Strikes Back

Fluffy Strikes Back
Author: Ashley Spires
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2016-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1771381337

Sergeant Fluffy Vandermere's number-one job is protecting the world from alien domination (aka bugs), and he takes his responsibility very seriously. So when the unthinkable happens and aliens invade headquarters --- bzzzzzz --- Fluffy sets out on a daring solo mission to defeat the intruders, rescue the hostages and --- POW! THWAP! KRUNK! --- save the world! This easy-to-read graphic novel is perfect for emergent readers. Sound effects, secret-agent elements and litter box humor add to the fun. The hilarious premise offers keen insight into the secret lives of cats, and touches on the very real themes of leadership, teamwork and bravery. Holy Hairballs! What a cat! What a leader! What an adventure!

Zoobots

Zoobots
Author: Helaine Becker
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1554539714

Science fiction comes to life in this riveting showcase of zoobots -- robots inspired by animals. Detailed reports on machines that look and behave like creepy, crawly creatures such as geckos, jellyfish and bats will encourage budding scientists to imagine the next zoobot.

Fairy Science

Fairy Science
Author: Ashley Spires
Publisher: Tundra Books
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2019-09-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0735264260

The award-winning author of The Most Magnificent Thing introduces the value of science and inquiry to young readers with humor and heart. For fans of Ada Twist, Scientist and Hidden Figures. Esther the fairy doesn't believe in magic. But fairies are all about magic, despite Esther's best efforts to reveal the science of their world. No matter how she and her bird, Albert, explain that rainbows are refracted light rather than a path to gold, or that mist is water evaporating rather than an evil omen, or the importance of the scientific method, her fairymates would rather just do magic. So when the other fairies' solution to helping a dying tree is to do a mystical moonlight dance, Esther decides to take it upon herself to resuscitate the tree . . . with the scientific method, some hypothesizing, a few experiments and the heady conclusion that trees need sunlight to live! But while Esther manages to save the tree, she can't quite change the minds of her misguided fairymates . . . or can she? Fairy Science, the first in a hilarious new picture book series, introduces a charming, determined heroine as she learns about the world and celebrates the joys of curiosity and exploring science.

A Mountain of a Problem

A Mountain of a Problem
Author: Ashlyn Anstee
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2022-02-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593205359

Mystery-solving duo Shelby & Watts are back on the trail! They're saving the environment, one case at a time. Violet the bear has awoken early from her hibernation, but she doesn’t know why. She’s called on Shelby & Watts to solve the case before her son, Theodore, is roused from his hibernation, too. With Shelby’s deductive skills and Watts’s scientific know-how, they’ll leave no stone unturned or question unanswered. In this follow-up to Tide Pool Troubles, our two environmental detectives uncover the larger issue underlying Violet's early start to spring: climate change. With accessible language and tips for what readers can do in the face of environmental change, this is a gentle introduction to one of today's most pressing issues.

Journey to the Ants

Journey to the Ants
Author: Bert Hölldobler
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 375
Release: 1998-07-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0674254589

Richly illustrated and delightfully written, Journey to the Ants combines autobiography and scientific lore to convey the excitement and pleasure the study of ants can offer. Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson interweave their personal adventures with the social lives of ants, building, from the first minute observations of childhood, a remarkable account of these abundant insects’ evolutionary achievement.

The Way Home in the Night

The Way Home in the Night
Author: Akiko Miyakoshi
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 177138896X

A gentle, dreamlike tale about heading home in the night. A mother rabbit carries her young bunny home through the dark, quiet streets. The lights are on in many of the animal neighborsê windows, so the bunny can see, hear and smell whatês happening inside: a pie being pulled out of the oven, a party, a goodbye hug. When they reach home, the father rabbit tucks the bunny into bed. But the bunny continues to wonder about the neighborsê activities. –Are the party guests saying goodnight?” Will the one saying goodbye –take the last train home?” Until finally, the tired bunny falls asleep. The perfect story for the end of the day.

Binky Takes Charge

Binky Takes Charge
Author: Ashley Spires
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2012-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1771382287

Binky the space cat has been promoted to lieutenant. He’s now in charge of training the next generation of space cadets. But then he meets the new space kitten - who isn’t a kitten at all! Is someone trying to pull the fur over his eyes? Binky and Captain Gracie need to figure out the new cadet before the next alien attack!