Locusts: Insects on the Move.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Children's Bookwatch | May 1, 2008 | Copyright

Locusts: Insects on the Move

Sandra Markle

The Lerner Publishing Group

241 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1607

9780822572985, $27.93 www.lernerbooks.com 1-800-328-4929

Part of the "Insect World" series, Locusts: Insects on the Move is an extraordinary look at the biology and life cycle of these destructive yet fascinating insects. They can be either solitary or gregarious; when the weather turns dry and grasses die, locusts live closer together and proximity works an amazing biological change. Gregarious locusts become more ...

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