Minipets
9 total works
Provides information on the identification, life cycle, and habitats of spiders, as well as on how to collect and care for them as pets.
Describing life processes of slugs and snails through a hands-on approach, this book shows how slugs and snails move; why they leave a slimy trail in their wake and the part they play in soil nutrition. It also looks at the species around the world, from the common garden slug to the European Great Gray whose courtship ritual consists of dangling mid-air on a rope of slime while mating. This book is one of a series which gives simple instructions explaining how to find, identify, collect and study specific minibeasts. It also shows how to make a home, feed and care for them, how to release them successfully back into the wild, how to keep observational records of daily lives and where to find out more.
Provides information on the identification, life cycle, and habitats of grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids, as well as on how to collect and care for them as pets.
Provides information on the identification, life cycle, and habitats of caterpillars, as well as on how to collect and care for them as pets.
Describing life processes of worms through a hands-on approach, this book shows exactly how a worm moves through the soil; explains the way they escape from predatory moles and birds; examines their various habitats and illustrates how the presence of worms in the soil helps plants to grow. The simple instructions and clear diagrams help children to care for their new-found pet.
This book introduces children to life processes of tadpoles through a hands-on approach. Learn about their life cycle, habitat and food and the importance of separating different species of tadpoles. Simple instructions and clear diagrams help children to care for their new-found pets.
Find out about some of the many species of beetles, from ladybirds to Goliath beetles. The book follows the life cycle of a beetle through a hands-on approach and examines how they survive. Meet some of the strangest minibeasts, from the male giraffe-necked weevil to the Hercules beetle and explore their habitats. Learn how to make a home for them while you study their daily lives and how to release them safely back into the wild.