"The Backyard Bug Book for Kids has everything you'd want in bug books for kids: a story, pictures, and activities combined. Introduce your little one to the types of bugs they're likely to see during their day, then help them remember what they've learned with fun, on-the-page challenges."--Amazon.com.

An introduction to the world of caterpillars, butterflies, and other insects, including identification information, educational activities, and fun facts.

Close-up photographs and simple text introduce such creatures as a rhino beetle, cockroach, praying mantis, cicada, millipede, and tarantula.

Details the unique physical characteristics of various insects, revealing how these features help them survive in the wild. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Collects five books that present facts about the anatomy, strength, and behavior of a range of insects, mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and dinosaurs and describes who would be the probable winner in a competition among them.