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Here is the book that started the Bugs phenomenon! Inside each bright box are bugs to count from one to ten. Bugs fans will laugh and learn as they lift open the boxes and find colorful, comical bugs that pop out, run, eat -- and even swim! How Many Bugs in a Box? will keep children counting over and over again.

A funny, insightful exploration of the clash between the human and insect worlds - to sometimes disastrous results

Peekaboo -- lots to do! Where is the Yellow Bug? The Blue Bug? The Pink one? Turn the wheels to find out! David A. Carter's Bug fans will have tons of fun with the peekaboo surprises hidden under the 45 lift-the-flaps.

An enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we—and the planet we inhabit—could not survive without them. Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere—deep inside caves, 18,000 feet high in the Himalayas, inside computers, in Yellowstone’s hot springs, and in the ears and nostrils of much larger creatures. There are insects that have ears on their knees, eyes on their penises, and tongues under their feet. Most of us think life would be better without bugs. In fact, life would be impossible without them. Most of us know that we would not have honey without honeybees, but without the pinhead-sized chocolate midge, cocoa flowers would not pollinate. No cocoa, no chocolate. The ink that was used to write the Declaration of Independence was derived from galls on oak trees, which are induced by a small wasp. The fruit fly was essential to medical and biological research experiments that resulted in six Nobel prizes. Blowfly larva can clean difficult wounds; flour beetle larva can digest plastic; several species of insects have been essential to the development of antibiotics. Insects turn dead plants and animals into soil. They pollinate flowers, including crops that we depend on. They provide food for other animals, such as birds and bats. They control organisms that are harmful to humans. Life as we know it depends on these small creatures. With ecologist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson as our capable, entertaining guide into the insect world, we’ll learn that there is more variety among insects than we can even imagine and the more you learn about insects, the more fascinating they become. Buzz, Sting, Bite is an essential introduction to the little creatures that make the world go round.

David Carter's bestselling "Bug Books" have gone interactive with How Many Bugs In a Box? CD-ROM. Three to six year-olds everywhere will simply bug-out with pleasure with this multimedia interactive counting-helper. Youngsters are invited to read-along and explore at their own pace or go into "Bug Fun" to play eight learning games, each with three levels, and enjoy kooky-krazy counting songs and lots of sound effects. System Requirements: MPC 386/33MHz or better processor; 4MB RAM; MPC card; color monitor with 256 colors; MPC compliant CD-ROM drive; sound card and mouse; Windows 3.1 or later.

The ultimate pleasure for every true-blue Bug fan, this sensationally scented scratch-and-sniff book features a host of hilarious critters: Banana Bug, Red Rose Bug, Dirty Sock Bug, Popcorn Bug, Root Beer Bug, and many more. Lift-the-flaps and clever verse accompany each bug. Full color.