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Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Language
English
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September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
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Description
In this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.
Author
Language
English
Description
Archy, a New York City cockroach, and Mehitabel, a New York City alley cat, were characters created by "The Evening Sun" columnist Donald Robert Perry Marquis. The subject of hundreds of humorous poems and stories, Archy is portrayed as having been a free verse poet in a previous life who takes to writing stories and poems on an old typewriter at the office of a newspaper after everyone has gone home. Archy's best friend is the alley cat Mehitabel...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"For many people, cockroaches are the most pesky of pests. Not so for entomologist Frank Nischk. In this funny and fascinating book, Frank reveals his love and admiration for so-called "nasty" creatures like cockroaches, crickets, and more. He shows us that even seemingly terrifying insects are beautiful in their own way--and essential to all life on Earth." -- from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
When a giant cockroach named Max escapes from their mother's bug laboratory, Leo and his brother receive help from a mysterious stranger who advises them to think like a bug in order to recapture the runaway roach.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The story of an eager cockroach who gate-crashes a birthday party -- with hilarious results. For fans of I Don't Want to Be a Frog. It's your birthday, and little do you know that an unwelcome guest has joined in on the festivities. A friendly cockroach has snuck undetected into the house, and has proceeded to join in on all of your fun party games. You were so excited to finally spot him napping on top of your birthday cake, having eaten his fill,...
9) Cockroaches
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
An up-close look at cockroaches.
10) The cockroach
Author
Series
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Hilarious illustrated non-fiction about cockroaches perfect for beginning readers. You'll bug out over this perfect pairing of humorous text and funny illustrations about this insect that's been around for over 335 million years!"--
Author
Publisher
Pebble, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Skitter, skitter! A cockroach scurries by in a flash. Young readers will get the fast facts on these tough insects, including cockroach body parts, habitats, and life cycles. Along the way, they will also uncover surprising and fascinating facts! Simple text, close-up photos, and a fun activity make this a perfect introduction to the creepy-crawly world of cockroaches"--
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Español
Description
In this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.
Sumario en español: En este recuento chistoso de un folktale cubano, una cucarachita se entrevista a sus pretendientes para decidir quién para casar.
14) Smash trash!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
As his pet cockroach keeps him company, Wally the robot shovels and scoops trash into his compacter every day, creating compacted trash blocks, and finding "goodies" to collect .
15) Crickwing
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A lonely cockroach named Crickwing has a creative idea that saves the day for the leaf-cutter ants when their fierce forest enemies attack them.
17) Cockroaches
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells how cockroaches find food and defend themselves from predators in the wild. Includes picture glossary"--
19) Cockroaches
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Learn about cockroaches, including how and where they live and how these creepy creatures are important parts of their world"--
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