Visit our store for discounts & free shipping over $35 SHOP NOW>>
Shopping Cart
Wicked Bugs (Young Readers Edition)
The Meanest, Deadliest, Grossest Bugs on Earth
This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around August 8, 2017. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.
Description
Organized into thematic categories (Everyday Dangers, Unwelcome Invaders, Destructive Pests, and Terrible Threats) and featuring full-color illustrations by Briony Morrow-Cribbs, Wicked Bugs is an educational and creepy-cool guide to the worst of the worst of insects, arachnids, and other arthropods. This is the young readers adaptation of Amy Stewart’s bestselling book for adult readers.
By clicking ‘Sign Up,’ I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Hachette Book Group’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Praise
“Amy Stewart's young readers edition of her New York Times bestseller is at once fascinating, entertaining, informative and horrifying.”
—The Buffalo News
“Horrifyingly informative.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Sure to thrill budding entomologists . . . This accessible, middle-grade version of Wicked Bugs combines science, anthropology and history with a powerful yuck-factor. It's sure to be a hit with even the most reluctant readers—just be prepared for some serious goose bumps and skin tingles along the way.”
—Shelf Awareness
“Budding entomologists and kids who marvel in the truly awe-inspiring, sometimes hair-raising, and gross natural world will be in heaven.”
—School Library Journal
“Reluctant readers will be drawn in. The writing is lively and fun . . . A bug-lover’s delight.”
—San Francisco Book Review
“The organization is tidy and intuitive, the scope is impressive, the entry length is ideal, and the content is itchingly disturbing.”
—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books