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The Insects that Run Our World: The Predators and The Prey Sarah Ridley

The Insects that Run Our World: The Predators and The Prey By Sarah Ridley

The Insects that Run Our World: The Predators and The Prey by Sarah Ridley


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Summary

A series for young children that explains the vital importance of insects to our world

The Insects that Run Our World: The Predators and The Prey Summary

The Insects that Run Our World: The Predators and The Prey by Sarah Ridley

Perfect for young children studying food chains in their science lessons, or for young minibeast fans, this book explores the importance of insects in food chains, from the tiny flies eaten by fish, birds, bats and amphibians, to the larger insects eaten by bigger animals, such as anteaters and badgers. Insects are an indispensible part of countless food chains. Alongside the simple text, fantastic close-up photographs show the insects at work.

The book is part of a series, The Insects that Run Our World, for children aged 6 plus. The titles are: The Pollinators, The Decomposers, The Predators and the Prey and The Helpers and the Pests.The books include information about how insects are threatened by habitat changes and pollution and how we can help them.

About Sarah Ridley

Sarah Ridley has an enduring interest in history, the natural world and many other topics, which has made her work as an editor and writer of children's information books endlessly fascinating. Some of her books have been shortlisted or longlisted for information book awards, including Dear Jelly: Family Letters from the First World War and Suffragettes and the Fight for the Vote. Sarah lives in Colchester with her husband and her student daughter's guinea pigs.

Table of Contents

  • 1: Eat and be eaten
  • 1: Who ate the ant?
  • 1: The birds and the bees
  • 1: Caterpillars and chicks
  • 1: Yum, yum
  • 1: The insects that eat insects
  • 1: Midnight feasts
  • 1: Safety in numbers
  • 1: A world with less insects
  • 1: Helping insects
  • 1: Glossary/Index

Additional information

NGR9781526314079
9781526314079
152631407X
The Insects that Run Our World: The Predators and The Prey by Sarah Ridley
New
Hardback
Hachette Children's Group
2021-04-08
24
N/A
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