More Pet Bugs: A Kid's Guide to Catching and Keeping Insects and Other Small Creatures [Paperback]

Sally Kneidel (Author)

Book Description

You asked for it!. More fun . . . More science . . . More variety . . . Where can you find a seven-inch caterpillar? Which plants do grasshoppers like to eat most? What beetles produce tiny explosions to protect themselves? Why are slugs so slimy? You'll find the answers to these and loads of other questions in this creepy, crawly, and wonderfully interactive follow-up to the perennial kids' favorite Pet Bugs. Small, intriguing to watch, and easy to take care of, bugs make terrific pets! More Pet Bugs introduces an all-new batch of these fascinating creatures, from ants, earwigs, and earthworms to tiger beetles, tobacco hornworms, and hickory horned devils. You'll learn what each bug looks like, where to find it, how to catch it, and how to care for it. Featuring safety tips and tons of information about why insects behave the way they do, More Pet Bugs promises hours of excitement through independent learning and hands-on investigation.

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From the Back Cover

You asked for it!. More fun . . . More science . . . More variety . . . Where can you find a seven-inch caterpillar? Which plants do grasshoppers like to eat most? What beetles produce tiny explosions to protect themselves? Why are slugs so slimy? You'll find the answers to these and loads of other questions in this creepy, crawly, and wonderfully interactive follow-up to the perennial kids' favorite Pet Bugs. Small, intriguing to watch, and easy to take care of, bugs make terrific pets! More Pet Bugs introduces an all-new batch of these fascinating creatures, from ants, earwigs, and earthworms to tiger beetles, tobacco hornworms, and hickory horned devils. You'll learn what each bug looks like, where to find it, how to catch it, and how to care for it. Featuring safety tips and tons of information about why insects behave the way they do, More Pet Bugs promises hours of excitement through independent learning and hands-on investigation.

About the Author

SALLY KNEIDEL, a former science teacher, has stalked bugs from the mountains of Switzerland to the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica. She is the author of several animal books, including Pet Bugs (Wiley) and Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (April 5, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471254894
• ISBN-13: 978-0471254898
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,010,949 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sally Kneidel, PhD, is the author of 11 books on sustainable living, wildlife, and science education. Her most recent two books were co-authored with her daughter, Sadie Kneidel. She and Sadie speak at colleges and environmental conferences primarily on how our diet choices impact our fragile planet. Sally spends most of her "down" time blogging on her new website, http://sallykneidel.com and on the blog she and Sadie share, http://veggierevolution.blogspot.com. Sally is passionate about eco-travel and supporting communities in Africa and South America that are trying to transition to sustainable livelihoods. Sally's co-author Sadie is currently an English to Speakers of Other Languages teacher and community activist in central North Carolina. She lives in a collective household and concentrates her efforts on biking, community gardening, and neighborhood organizing.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bugs and MORE bugs !, November 11, 2000

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This review is from: More Pet Bugs: A Kid's Guide to Catching and Keeping Insects and Other Small Creatures (Paperback)

If you had read "Pet Bugs: A Kid's Guide to Catching and Keeping Touchable Insects", you would notice how interesting, informative and how organised each chapter is. For those of you who read the first book and was hoping there was another, here it is ! "More Pet Bugs : A Kid's Guide to Catching and Keeping Insects and Other Small Creatures" introduces even more strange and slimy creatures that you can keep !

The chapters in the book, like the first, are divided by the characteristics of the bug. For example in the " bugs that live in water" section, you will learn how to keep bugs that live in water.

Apart from teaching you how to keep the critters, the book also teaches you where to find and how to catch these slimy bugs. And if that isn't enough, there's also easy to understand facts about the bug's behaviour !

With over 20 new bugs, from ants to aquatic planarians to crayfish, this book will amuse and inform people of all ages.

Fans of these two books "Pet Bugs: A Kid's Guide to Catching and Keeping Touchable Insects" and "More Pet Bugs : A Kid's Guide to Catching and Keeping Insects and Other Small Creatures" can only hope that Sally Kneidel would write a third book to accompany these two.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for anyone who likes nature and pets, April 4, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: More Pet Bugs: A Kid's Guide to Catching and Keeping Insects and Other Small Creatures (Paperback)

I found this book very interesting and helpful. It told how to catch and keep insects and non-insects(like slugs and worms). It also told about the creature and it's behavior, as well as where it is found.
For anyone even a little interested in bugs as more than "yucky", this book is for them.