Often overlooked or trampled underfoot as pests, insects infact dominate the animal kingdom by sheer number more than half of all animalspecies on the planet are insect species. Do you know which insect babies looknothing like their parents? Or why ants cultivate special relationships withaphids and treehoppers? Get ready for the buzz about bees and marvel at masteraviator the monarch butterfly. From the creepy cockroach to the fascinatingorchid mantis, our insect representatives will wow you with their winged orleggy exploits!

TheWorld of Sciencecomics series engages,educates and entertains children, imparting scientific facts, while nurturingthe love of Science through dynamic, full-colour comics. All topics covered arein line with the Singapore primary Science syllabus and the Cambridge primaryScience curriculum, and also offer beyond-the-syllabus insights designed tostretch inquiring young minds.

This book aligns with the following syllabi:

• Singapore Science syllabus topics: Living and non-living things and Life cycles of animals.

• Cambridge Primary Science syllabus topics: Humans and animals.

• IB Primary Years Programme Science syllabus topics: Living and non-living things, Plants and animals, Habitats and ecosystems, Life cycles and adaptations, and Interdependent relationships.

Contents:

All About Insects:

• Something to Chew On

• A Feeling About Antennae

• Coming Out of Their Shells

• Ultimate Body Armour

Backyard Bugs:

• How Do Antlion Sand Traps Work?

• The Importance of Beeing

Special Relationships:

• Why Does the Treehopper Befriend Ants?

• Tears of Refreshment? We’ll Drink to That!

Marvellous Talents:

• Monarch Migration

• Lighting Up

• Hiding in Plain Sight

Unwanted!:

• Resident Evil

• Army of Destroyers

Insect Insider:

• Ladybird

• Insects with Faces

• A Stick or an Insect?

• Dung Beetle

• Dead Leaf Butterfly

• Hummingbird Hawk-Moth

• Driver Ants of Africa

Quiz Challenge:

• So, How Much Do You Really Know About Insects?

Readership:6-12 year olds, Singapore,Asia-Pacific, worldwide. Trade, schools, libraries everywhere.