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Bugs & Insects Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Bugs & Insects Books for Ages 12–18

Insects for older readers become a window into ecology, evolution, and the interconnected systems that keep the planet running. These 329 books are for the reader who knows the insects are more interesting than most people think.

329 books

Cover of Doctor Dolittle's Garden

Doctor Dolittle #7

Doctor Dolittle's Garden

Doctor Dolittle’s backyard is home to more than just local bugs—look closely and you might spot a giant moth visiting fr

Cover of Mini Mind Controllers

Real-Life Zombies

Mini Mind Controllers

Joan Axelrod-Contrada

For the curious child who loves the 'gross-out' side of nature, this book explores how real-life parasites take control

Cover of The Things with Wings

The Things with Wings

Newton and his butterfly-obsessed friend Vanessa chase a seasonal mystery at Angel Falls while undergoing life-changing

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Cover of Beetle Battles: One Scientist's Journey of Adventure and Discovery

Beetle Battles: One Scientist's Journey of Adventure and Discovery

Douglas J. Emlen

For the curious child who loves bugs and wonders how nature's smallest creatures develop such incredible armor and weapo

Ages 8–12

Cover of Unseen Jungle

Your Hidden Life #1

Eleanor Spicer Rice

For the child who loves to explore the backyard, this humorous guide reveals the microscopic drama and hidden life thriv

Cover of Project Mulberry

Project Mulberry

Julia and Patrick’s after-school silkworm project reveals deep lessons about friendship and patience, featuring unique d

Cover of Silk & Venom: Searching for a Dangerous Spider

Silk & Venom: Searching for a Dangerous Spider

For the curious child who loves creepy-crawlies and wonders what scientists actually do all day. Follow a real arachnolo

Cover of Spiders: Worldwide Webs

Science Comics #15

Spiders: Worldwide Webs

For the curious child who is fascinated by backyard crawlers or the one who needs a little help turning spider-related f

Cover of Last of the Sandwalkers

Last of the Sandwalkers

For the child who asks a million questions about the bugs in the garden and wants to know how scientists actually prove

Cover of Seven Spiders Spinning

The Hamlet Chronicles #1

Seven Spiders Spinning

Gregory Maguire

Prehistoric spiders thawed from ice cause chaos in rural Vermont, forcing two rival elementary school clubs to finally w

Cover of Killer Spiders

Animal Investigators #2

When an explorer sends a desperate email claiming he is under siege by giant spiders in a locked bio-dome, his son must

Cover of Heaven Folk

Waldemar Bonsels

For the inquisitive child seeking to understand the mysteries of the outdoors, this lyrical fable explores how every cre

Cover of The Tree That Time Built: A Celebration of Nature, Science, and Imagination

The Tree That Time Built: A Celebration of Nature, Science, and Imagination

Mary Ann Hoberman, Linda Winston

For the child who asks how life began or wonders what dinosaurs really felt like, this stunning poetry collection blends

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The Worms of Kukumlima

Daniel Manus Pinkwater

Ronald joins his salami-mogul grandfather and a famous explorer on a zany African expedition to locate a species of high

Cover of Natural History

Natural History

John George Wood

For the curious explorer who wants to learn about the world's creatures through a classic lens, this guide brings the an

Cover of The Screaming Hairy Armadillo and 76 Other Animals with Weird, Wild Names

The Screaming Hairy Armadillo and 76 Other Animals with Weird, Wild Names

Matthew Murrie, Steve Murrie

For the curious child who loves weird trivia and funny facts. This engaging guide explores 77 animals with hilarious nam

Cover of Alone in Snakebite Canyon

Give Yourself Goosebumps #26

Alone in Snakebite Canyon

The Horror Club is on a scavenger hunt, and you are in charge of every move with twenty different spooky endings to find

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Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

Life on Earth depends on a delicate web of connection; see how diverse species across the globe rely on one another to s

Cover of Mothstorm

For the child who loves imagining the impossible, this grand finale celebrates the power of sibling bonds and bravery wh

Cover of Flora and Tiger

Flora and Tiger

Gentle moments from a celebrated life unfold through nineteen short stories where animals connect a childhood in Germany

Cover of Nature's Undead: Snapping Rattlesnakes, Frozen Frogs, and Other Animals That Seem to Rise from the Grave

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Nature's Undead: Snapping Rattlesnakes, Frozen Frogs, and Other Animals That Seem to Rise from the Grave

Alicia Z. Klepeis

For the child who loves spooky stories but wants to know the real science behind the weird. This book explores how natur

Cover of Invasion of the Scorp-lions

Monstertown Mystery #2

Invasion of the Scorp-lions

Strange smells and eerie noises are drifting through the classroom vents, leading Carlos and Benny on a hunt for the mon

Cover of Larklight

Arthur and his sister live in a house floating through space, but their quiet Victorian life is upended by a terrifying

Cover of Microscopic Monsters

Horrible Science #6

Microscopic Monsters

Billions of viruses, bacteria, and amoebas are hiding right under your nose in this fact-filled look at the tiny creatur

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