Prime Time for Cicadas Additional Information

Published by Franklin Watts/Scholastic, 1999.

Have you ever heard of a homopteran? They are tiny creatures such as cicadas, treehoppers, aphids, and spittlebugs. Find out what they all have in common and why some of them may be eating your houseplants right now! Not only does this book show you where they fit into the scheme of the animal kingdom, it also brings you up close to 15 different kinds of special insects called homopterans.

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 1994.

It looks like a tiny armored car tooling across the ground, but it’s really a pill bug. Pill bugs are easy to catch. Just pick them up and put them in a jar with a paper towel. Locate other harmless insects, catch them, and keep them as pets! This book discusses some of the behaviors and physical features of 25 insects and tiny creatures, including praying mantises, ladybugs, spittle bugs, and termites. Examples of chapter headings are “Bugs That Eat Other Bugs,” “Bugs That Look Like Something They’re Not,” and “Bugs That Have Special Tricks to Avoid Being Gobbled Up.” Black-and-white illustrations make it easy to identify the bugs. There’s an introduction with general principles about collecting bugs and how to avoid bugs that might be dangerous.

Published by Madison Press/Little, Brown & Co./AOL Time Warner, 2001.

When is a bug not a bug? True bugs have two sets of wings and other characteristics that distinguish them from other insects. What is a cricket, cockroach, or a katydid if they aren’t bugs? Learn about bugs and their characteristics the way scientists do. Using the classification system that the scientist Linnaeus developed almost 300 years ago, this book introduces budding bug watchers to nine fascinating families of the insect world. Every page is crawling with information accented with brilliantly colored illustrations that seem to almost fly off the page!