Mosquito Bite
$19.52
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2014
Summary
Pquot;READY-OR-NOT-HERE-I-COME.Pquot;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;The boy listens.Plt;brPgt;The girl is getting closer.Plt;brPgt;Suddenly, thereP#39;s another sound.Plt;brPgt;A droning buzz.Plt;brPgt;Something else is looking for the boy.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;The seeker is a mosquito, Culex pipiens, and her search is a matter of life and death. She must find foodP#8212;bloodP#8212;to nourish the hundreds of tiny eggs inside her body.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Black-and-white photographs show the childrenP#39;s game of hide-and-seek, while astonishing micrographs show Culex and her world as seen through an electron microscope. Zoom in for a close-up view: A blade of grass looks like a menacing field of spines. A mosquitoP#39;s eye becomes a bundle of tightly packed tubes.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Discover the life story of a mosquito from a truly larger-than-life point of view.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781570915925 |
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| ISBN-10: | 157091592X |
| Author: | Alexandra Siy, Dennis Kunkel |
| Publisher: | Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2014 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 3mm x 229mm x 229mm |
| Audience Age: | 7-10 |
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Alexandra Siy
Alexandra Siy is the author of several award-winning nonfiction childrenP#39;s books, including SNEEZE!, MOSQUITO BITE, and FOOTPRINTS ON THEMOON. She lives in Fuera Bush, New York.
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