cover image Bug Lab for Kids: Family-Friendly Activities for Exploring the Amazing World of Beetles, Butterflies, Spiders, and Other Arthropods

Bug Lab for Kids: Family-Friendly Activities for Exploring the Amazing World of Beetles, Butterflies, Spiders, and Other Arthropods

John W. Guyton. Quarry, $22.99 paper (144p) ISBN 978-1-63159-354-3

Entomologist Guyton enthusiastically introduces readers to the basics of bug science through 43 labs. The units focus on finding, documenting, collecting, and preserving insects, with additional sections on taxonomy and names. Readers will learn how to make an insect net and measure a beetle’s strength by testing how many pennies it can pull, among other hands-on projects. Guyton doesn’t mince words when it comes to some of the finer aspects of collecting and preserving insects, with clear instructions on how to make kill jars. Bright photographs of living insects and pinned specimens, along with sidebars providing insight into “Bug Science,” give budding entomologists essential knowledge and tools for exploring the insect world. Ages 7–10. [em](June) [/em]