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Corpses, cats, & moldy cheese : the places insects live Cover Image Book

Corpses, cats, & moldy cheese : the places insects live / by Ruth Owen and Ross Piper.

Corpses, cats, and moldy cheese. (other title)
Owen, Ruth, 1967- (author.). Piper, Ross, (author.).

Summary:

Inside this book, meet 12 insects that take "home sweet home" to a whole new level. From maggots that wriggle and crawl through blocks of cheese to the tiny bloodsuckers that set up home on our pets, every page is packed with truly unbelievable facts. Perfect for reluctant readers, these books deliver life sciences in the creepiest, yuckiest way possible!

Record details

  • ISBN: 1788560043
  • ISBN: 9781788560047
  • Physical Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
  • Publisher: [New York, NY] : Ruby Tuesday Books, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The places insects live -- Tiny, blood-sucking house guests: cat flea -- Their home, your hair!: head louse -- Living in rotting cheese: cheese fly -- Living on a rotting corpse: blue bottle fly -- A home carved from wood: bark beetle -- Digging a home: mole cricket -- A home under attack!: whistling thorn ant -- A nest of leaves and silk: weaver ant -- A muddy nest: black and yellow mud dauber -- Super construction workers: mound-building termite -- A home on the move: caddisfly -- A living nest: army ant.
Target Audience Note:
940L Lexile

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Entomology > Juvenile literature.
Insects > Juvenile literature.
Insects > Behavior > Juvenile literature.

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Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield J595 Owe (Text) 38950611155468 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/12/2026

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520 . ‡aInside this book, meet 12 insects that take "home sweet home" to a whole new level. From maggots that wriggle and crawl through blocks of cheese to the tiny bloodsuckers that set up home on our pets, every page is packed with truly unbelievable facts. Perfect for reluctant readers, these books deliver life sciences in the creepiest, yuckiest way possible!
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