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Cockroaches
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This engaging science book examines the body parts, behavior, and likes and dislikes of one of the oldest creatures in the world. Fun experiments are described, including how to stage cockroach fights. Now back in print, this new edition, revised and updated, will enchant readers seeking narrative science nonfiction.
AWARDS
Named to the list of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12
REVIEWS
“. . . a lively text make[s] this a choice browsing title for those interested in science, insect pests—and the revolting.” Kirkus
“. . . well-organized text describes the structure and behavior of various species of cockroaches. Includes suggestions for experimentation and observation.” Science Child
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Mona Kerby
Mona Kerby writes award-winning fiction, nonfiction, and picture books for children. She is a college professor and has been a kindergarten teacher and an elementary school librarian. She has received the Texas Library Association Siddie Joe Johnson Award for outstanding achievement in children’s library service, the Outstanding Teacher Award at Little Elementary School, and the Outstanding Teacher Award at McDaniel College in Maryland where she holds the L. Stanley Bowlsbey Endowed Chair in Education and Graduate and Professional Studies. Her 38 Weeks Till Summer Vacation won the Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Award and was nominated to the master lists of the South Dakota Prairie Pasque Award and the Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award. She has written biographies on Frederick Douglass, Amelia Earhart, Samuel Morse, and Beverly Sills. Her books Asthma and Cockroaches were named Outstanding Trade Books for Students in K-12 in Science. Owney, the Mail-Pouch Pooch won the California Young Readers Award and the Vermont Red Clover Award; was nominated to five state reading award lists in Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee; was named to the Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year List; and received the Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Award. See www.monakerby.com for more information.
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Cockroaches - Mona Kerby
COCKROACHES
by
Mona Kerby
Smashwords Edition
– MK Publications –
Published on Smashwords by:
MK Publications
Westminster, Maryland
Cockroaches
Copyright 1989 by Mona Kerby
Originally published by Franklin Watts in New York
ISBN 0-531-10689-6
Revised and updated 2017
ISBN 978-1-7320448-3-8 (ebook, all formats)
ISBN 978-0-9993790-5-9 (print)
Cover: iStockPhoto / LindaMarieB
American cockroach: iStockPhoto / smuay
Australian cockroach: iStockPhoto / andrewburgess
Eating: iStockPhoto / cobalt
External structure: iStockPhoto / snapgalleria
Madagascar cockroaches: iStockPhoto / RuslanOmega
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AWARDS
Named to the list of Outstanding Trade Books for Students in K-12 in Science
REVIEWS
… a lively text make[s] this a choice browsing title for those interested in science, insect pests—and the revolting.
Kirkus
… well-organized text describes the structure and behavior of various species of cockroaches. Includes suggestions for experimentation and observation.
Science Child
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Parts of the Body
Chapter Two: Kinds of Cockroaches
Chapter Three: Life of the Cockroach
Chapter Four: Experimenting with Cockroaches
Afterword
Cockroach Suppliers
Glossary
About the Author
Introduction
Imagine, for a moment, that you are a time traveler. You step into your
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