Insect Life Cycles

This title is suitable for ages 4 to 8 years. It contains a book and an audio CD. Following insects from egg to adult, this book outlines the amazing changes different species of insects go through before they become fully-grown.

Full-colour photographs and detailed illustrations of insects, from the familiar to the exotic, are featured.

The topics include: incomplete and complete metamorphosis; where insects lay their eggs; what growing nymphs and larvae eat; how they find food; how nymphs and larvae protect themselves from predators; how insects moult.

The CD is a narration of the printed book with entertaining sound effects to guide the reader.

Approximate running time: 30 minutes.