Wildlife Wonders: Why Do Insects Have Six Legs?

Author: Pat Jacobs
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Category: Wildlife, Biology
Age Group: 9+
Book Format: Paperback

Why do Insects Have Six Legs? looks at the features that make insects so unique. It describes how they have evolved over time, and looks at how their movement developed. Insect senses, behaviour and habitats all also feature.An original new science series which explores the key characteristics that divide the main animal and plant groups, and looks at how these characteristics have evolved over time. The information is supported by examples that highlight the quirky and amazing qualities of the natural world, as well as revealing the dazzling variety within each group.

Table Of Contents
1: What is an insect?

2: Classification of insects

3: Insect anatomy

4: Insect senses

5: Reproduction and growth

6: Metamorphosis

7: Movement

8: Hostile habitats

9: Living in groups

10: Behaviour

11: Tricks and traps

12: Friend or foe?

13: The future of insects
About Pat Jacobs
Pat Jacobs has written more than 50 non-fiction, reference and activity books for children on subjects ranging from dinosaurs to the future of space exploration. She has lived in Paris and Germany, and has translated several children's books from German into English. Pat has two grown-up children and lives with her husband in rural Suffolk.

(BK-9781445150857)

SKU BK-9781445150857
Barcode # 9781445150857
Brand Hachette Children's Group
Artist / Author Pat Jacobs
Shipping Weight 0.1400kg
Shipping Width 0.050m
Shipping Length 0.270m
Assembled Length 26.600m
Assembled Height 0.400m
Assembled Width 5.400m
Type Paperback

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