The Life Cycle of a Praying Mantis (Life Cycles Library)

Hipp, Andrew

 
9780823958672: The Life Cycle of a Praying Mantis (Life Cycles Library)

Sinopsis

The praying mantis is a fearsome predator, eating insects many times its own size, as well as the occasional mouse, salamander, and even hummingbird! Hungry mantises may even gobble up other mantises. This book details the life cycle of these fascinating carnivores, from birth through various molts and into adulthood.

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Reseña del editor

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, growth cycle, and reproduction of the praying mantis.

Biografía del autor

Andrew Hipp is the plant systematist and herbarium curator at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. He is the author of several natural history books for children, a field guide to spring woodland wildflowers of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, and scientific articles on the taxonomy and evolution of Carex. Rachel D.Davis received her M.F.A. in printmaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Photographer DWIGHT KUHN's award-winning nature photographs have appeared in 125 children's books. He lives in Dexter, Maine.

Photographer DWIGHT KUHN's award-winning nature photographs have appeared in 125 children's books. He lives in Dexter, Maine.

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ISBN 10:  1404252037 ISBN 13:  9781404252035
Editorial: Rosen Pub Group, 2004
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