Wicked Bugs (Young Readers Edition)
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Organized into thematic categories (Everyday Dangers, Unwelcome Invaders, Destructive Pests, and Terrible Threats) and featuring full-color illustrations by Briony Morrow-Cribbs, Wicked Bugs is an educational and creepy-cool guide to the worst of the worst of insects, arachnids, and other arthropods. This is the young readers adaptation of Amy Stewart’s bestselling book for adult readers.
Published By Algonquin Young Readers
Format Paperback
Category
Number Of Pages 192
Publication Date 08/08/2017
ISBN 9781616206994
Dimensions 5.55 inches x 8.35 inches
—The Buffalo News
“Horrifyingly informative.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Sure to thrill budding entomologists . . . This accessible, middle-grade version of Wicked Bugs combines science, anthropology and history with a powerful yuck-factor. It's sure to be a hit with even the most reluctant readers—just be prepared for some serious goose bumps and skin tingles along the way.”
—Shelf Awareness
“Budding entomologists and kids who marvel in the truly awe-inspiring, sometimes hair-raising, and gross natural world will be in heaven.”
—School Library Journal
“Reluctant readers will be drawn in. The writing is lively and fun . . . A bug-lover’s delight.”
—San Francisco Book Review
“The organization is tidy and intuitive, the scope is impressive, the entry length is ideal, and the content is itchingly disturbing.”
—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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