Helen Plum Library

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

Patterns are found in math, reading, science, music, art, dance, and poetry-and in the world all around us. They are also found in this delightful book written by educator Trudy Harris. Children will love the humor and predictability of this story, and teachers and parents alike will appreciate the pattern hunt that will send kids back into the book looking for more patterns again and again.

After Elizabeth's parents do not agree with her various suggestions for the perfect pet, she discovers a solution

Miss Spider and her husband go shopping for a car

Relates the bedtime activities of a little bug in a big house

In this version of the classic fable, a weary ant is energized by the swinging sounds of a grasshopper and his "buggy" band

Ten sleepy insects snack, read, and play before they fall asleep, one by one

Amanda, who loves insects, and Maggie, who loves reptiles, are best friends until Emily joins their class and Maggie feels left out

Superman and the Green Lantern battle Siniestro when he threatens Metropolis with thousands of insects created with his yellow power ring

Little Buggy has a fight with Big Buggy and runs away, with help from some ant friends, but when night falls and the ants have to go home, Little Buggy has second thoughts