Up Close and Gross
4 total works
Identifies small and microsopic creatures that live in lawns and gardens, including earwigs, aphids, lacewings, and woodlice.
From insects that chomp on chocolate and strawberries to grain weevils and fruit flies, the food we eat is not ours alone. Virtually everything we consume is a target for thousands of creatures, some of them harmful to our health and some helpful. Filled with fascinating facts, Disgusting Food Invaders welcomes young readers to feast their eyes on a host of tiny, uninvited dinner guests. Combines vivid, full-color microscope images and a controlled text that contains a wealth of information.
Takes readers on a voyage that will open their eyes to the tiniest, most unwelcome creatures that feed on our clothes, our food and garbage, our pets, and even human blood.