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Can I read Bugs Up Close on EtoBox?

Bugs Up Close by Diane Swanson; photographed by Paul Davidson is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Bugs Up Close about?

<p><p>through Paul Davidson&#8217;s Powerful Camera Lens, See A Fly The Size Of A Man&#8217;s Shoe, The 30,000-odd Lenses In A Dragonfly&#8217;s Eyes, The Hair On A Bee&#8217;s Legs And Much More.</p><h3>school Library Journal</h3><p><p>gr 3-5 In A Series Of Two-page Chapters, Columns Of Lucid Text Set Against Brightly Colored Backgrounds Describe Basic Insect Anatomy, Major Body Parts And How They Function, Special Adaptations Of Close To Three Dozen Kinds Of Insects, Egg-laying, Metamorphosis, Defense Mechanisms, Etc. One To Three Finely Detailed Close-ups Of The Invertebrates Discussed Dominate Each Section-most Are Arranged In Large Ovals Or Circles. Most Of The Photos Are So Highly Magnified That Individual Hairs, Spines, And Antennae Segments Are Clearly Visible. A Sidebar In Each Section Also Describes A Distinctive Characteristic Of The Insect Featured In The Largest Close-up. Among The Small Creatures Depicted Are A Wasp, Blow Fly, Grasshopper, Etc. Similar Information On Anatomy And Body Parts Is Available In Titles In The Minibeasts Up Close Series (raintree); They Also Have Good Close-ups, Though On A Smaller Scale. Swanson's Book, However, Has A Broader Scope And More

Author
Diane Swanson; photographed by Paul Davidson
Publisher
Kids Can Press Limited
Published
2007
Language
EN
ISBN
9781554531394

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