Buzz, sting, bite : why we need insects / Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson ; translated by Lucy Moffatt ; illu...
Buzz, sting, bite : why we need insects / Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson ; translated by Lucy Moffatt ; illu...
Buzz, sting, bite : why we need insects / Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson ; translated by Lucy Moffatt ; illustrations by Tuva Sverdrup-Thygeson.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Uniform title
Call Numbers
G 2019/3903
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Language
English
Norwegian
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Physical Description
Physical content
xix, 235 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Small creatures, smart design: insect anatomy -- Six-legged sex: dating, mating and parenting -- Eat or be eaten: insects in the food chain -- Insects and plants: a never-ending race -- Busy flies, flavorsome bugs: insects and our food -- The circle of life - and death: insects as janitors -- From s...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"An enthusiastic, witty, and fascinating introduction to the world of insects and why we--and the planet we inhabit--could not survive without them. Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere--deep inside caves, high in the Himalayas, inside computers, in Yellowstone's hot springs, and in the ears and nostrils of much...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Buzz, sting, bite : why we need insects / Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson ; translated by Lucy Moffatt ; illustrations by Tuva Sverdrup-Thygeson.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
"Originally published in 2018 in Norway by J.M. Stenersens Forlag as Insektenes Planet."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-224) and index.
Language note
Translated from the Norwegian.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2019/3903
Record Identifier
74VKVexk3a8b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVexk3a8b
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ISBN
1982112875 hardcover
9781982112875 hardcover
DDC
595.7
MMS ID
991024257918902626
