Bugs in Danger: Our Vanishing Bees, Butterflies, and Beetles

By now you've probably heard that bees are disappearing--but they aren't the only species at risk. Populations of fireflies, butterflies, and ladybugs have all been declining in recent years, too. This middle grade nonfiction explains the growth, spread, and recent declines of each of these four types of insects. Exploring human causes, like the Baltimore electric company that collected fireflies to attempt to harness their phosphorescent lighting source, to natural occurrences, like the mysterious colony collapse disorder that plagues bee populations, master nonfiction storyteller Mark Kurlansky shows just how much bugs matter to our world.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 11/12/2019
ISBN: 9781547600854
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2019
Booklist 10/15/2019 pg. 43
School Library Journal 11/01/2019 pg. 83
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2019 pg. 114