A wasp builds a nest
This elegantly illustrated book explains stage by stage in easy text how a wasp nest is built. It follows by days and weeks and shows how the queen's industrious workers create a sturdy, weatherproof home. Readers see the inside of the growing nest where the eggs turn into larvae and emerge 20...
| Main Author: | Scarborough, Kate (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Camm, Martin (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Richmond Hill, Ontario ; Buffalo, New York :
Firefly Books,
2016.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
This elegantly illustrated book explains stage by stage in easy text how a wasp nest is built. It follows by days and weeks and shows how the queen's industrious workers create a sturdy, weatherproof home. Readers see the inside of the growing nest where the eggs turn into larvae and emerge 20 days later as juveniles. As the nest gets bigger and the story progresses, the book's pages become bigger too. Cross sections show the amazing construction of the nest and how the wasps live and work. |
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| Item Description: |
"See inside a paper wasp's nest and watch it grow"--Cover. |
| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781770856950 1770856951 |
| Author Notes: |
Kate Scarborough is an author and illustrator of books for children and young adults. Previous titles include Spider's Nest , Extreme Sports and Coral Reef . Martin Camm is an illustrator specializing in animal life. He has contributed to hundreds of books, and his work is widely published by many organizations, including the United Nations, Greenpeace and The Wildlife Trusts. |